Savannah Marshall: record, next fight and profile →
Undisputed super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is clamoring for the possibility of securing revenge against career rival Claressa Shields - and she's ready to explore that scenario in MMA or boxing.
Undisputed super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is pressing to get back in the ring with Claressa Shields - and she's now targeting a second fight in two different sports.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced the signing of undisputed super middleweight world champion Savannah Marshall. Marshall now joins the same MMA organization as her career rival, Claressa Shields, who decisioned the British boxer back in October of last year.
Shadasia Green returned to the ring this past Saturday night and picked up a tougher than expected ten round unanimous decision over Olivia Curry.
There was a time where a title shot was the main focal point for Shadasia Green. That went away once the WBC rescinded an order for the unbeaten super middleweight contender to get next dibs at then-undisputed champ Franchon Crews-Dezurn. The opportunity instead went to England’s Savannah Marshall, a two-time Olympian and former middleweight titlist who seized the 168-pound crown in a ten-round decision over Crews-Dezurn on July 1 in Manchester, England.
Earlier this month in Manchester, Claressa Shields was ringside to watch Savannah Marshall decision Franchon Crews Dezurn to become the undisputed world champion at super middleweight. It was Marshall's first bout since losing a decision to Shields in their undisputed middleweight clash from last year.
Dmitriy Salita, promoter for undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, is very interested in the possibility of a rematch with Savannah Marshall. Last year, Shields outboxed Marshall over ten rounds to become the undisputed middleweight champion in their long-awaited grudge match.
Savannah Marshall is the new undisputed super middleweight champion of the world and potentially on collision course once again with arch-rival Claressa Shields following a victory over Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Manchester, England tonight.
Marshall, Crews-Dezurn Fight Photos Gallery - Manchester Arena, Manchester - For the undisputed super middleweight crown, Savannah Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) is the new queen at 168 after unseated Franchon Crews-Dezurn (8-2, 2 KOs) with a ten round majority decision. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
Savannah Marshall knew for sure after ten rounds that she was set to reclaim championship status. The two-time Olympian and former WBO middleweight titlist had to wait out a strangely scored majority decision before she was able to lay claim to the undisputed super middleweight championship. A score of 95-95 was overruled by cards of 99-92 and 97-93 as Marshall dethroned Baltimore’s Franchon-Crews Dezurn in their Sky Sports/ESPN+ main event Saturday evening from AO Arena in Manchester, England.