After 10 years, Claressa Shields will get her chance at avenging the sole loss of her boxing career. Shields will finally share the boxing ring against Claressa Shields for the undisputed middleweight titles this weekend inside 02 Arena in London, England.
Ahead of possibly the biggest boxing bout in the history of women’s boxing, let’s take a look at the tale of the tape. How do Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall match up against each other?
Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall: Tale of the Tape
Claressa Shields stands at 5ft 8in (173 cm) and is more than three inches shorter than Savannah Marshall who stands tall at 5ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm).
Shields is a three-weight division champion, while Marshall has only competed in the middleweight division. Shields has also competed in the light-middleweight and super-middleweight divisions. Both Shields and Marshall weighed in at 159.3lbs. ahead of their title bout for the undisputed middleweight gold.
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Not just height, Savannah Marshall will walk inside the ring with a significant 4-inch reach advantage over the two-time Olympic gold medalist. At 68 in (173 cm), Shields will have a tough task negating the reach difference of Savannah Marshall with 72in (182cm).
At 31 years of age, Marshall is three years elder than Shields, 27. Both the boxers are 12-0 in their professional boxing career and will look to create history this weekend as they square off for the undisputed gold.
Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall first fight: What really happened?
Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall shared the boxing ring at the 2012 World Championship. The duo squared off against each other in the second round, with Marshall emerging victorious on the judges’ scorecards.