
Peter Fury Warns Shields: Savannah Marshall is Hardest Female Puncher in History
Peter Fury, head trainer of WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall, has warned that his boxer is easily the most dangerous puncher in women's boxing.
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Peter Fury, head trainer of WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall, has warned that his boxer is easily the most dangerous puncher in women's boxing.

Claressa Shields considers Savannah Marshall’s remarkable knockout ratio mostly the byproduct of opportunistic, smart matchmaking. Shields believes Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) has feasted on smaller women who took fights against the unbeaten Brit on short notice. Even if Marshall is stronger than she anticipates, Shields definitely doesn’t expect her rival to hit harder than Franchon Crews in their grudge match September 10 at O2 Arena in London.

WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight champion Claressa Shields is two weeks away from her long awaited grudge match with career arch-rival Savannah Marshall, who holds the WBO strap at 160-pounds.

IBF, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields believes her 2012 amateur defeat at the hands of WBO champion, Savannah Marshall, was fluke. They will settle the score in the pros, on Saturday, September 10 from The O2 in London.

Claressa Shields Training Photos Gallery - Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields held a media workout in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area on Thursday as she nears her upcoming undisputed middleweight world championship showdown against longtime rival Savannah Marshall. (photos by Lester Silva)

WBC, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Claressa Shields is about a month away from her long-awaited grudge match with WBO champion Savannah Marshall.

Natasha Jonas landed a title unification bout and a homecoming in one fell swoop. The 38-year-old Liverpool native will remain at junior middleweight, where she puts her WBO title on the line against WBC titlist Patricia Berghult. The two-belt clash will land on an already confirmed September 3 Sky Sports broadcast from M&S Bank Arena in her Liverpool hometown, BOXXER announced Friday.

Claressa Shields is widely tabbed as the 'boxer' in her upcoming clash with Savannah Marshall, who knocked out 10 of her 12 opponents.

WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is oozing in confidence as the moment gets closer for the scheduled showdown with IBF, WBC, WBA champion Claressa Shields.

WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight champion Claressa Shields is not fixated on her amateur loss to upcoming opponent and career rival, WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall.