Boxer Claressa Shields becomes 2-division undisputed champ with win over Canada's Marie-Eve Dicaire
2-time Olympic champion unifies titles at historic all-women's event
Claressa Shields won a unanimous decision over Marie-Eve Dicaire in their 154-pound unification bout Friday night.
Shields (11-0) won 100-90 on all three cards.
Shields was fighting in her hometown of Flint — in a matchup that was previously scheduled for May 9 before being called off because of the coronavirus.
History Made! 🏆🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/Claressashields?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ClaressaShields</a> becomes the first boxer (male or female) to become undisputed champion in two divisions in the four-belt era. <a href="https://t.co/KdhUA4Ba9c">pic.twitter.com/KdhUA4Ba9c</a>
—@ESPNRingsideShields also had a fight scheduled against Ivana Habazin in Flint in 2019, but that was scrapped after an altercation before the weigh-in. Shields eventually defeated Habazin in a rescheduled fight in New Jersey.
With the win over Dicaire (17-1), Shields became the unified WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA super junior middleweight world champion.
Also Friday, Danielle Perkins (3-0) outpointed Monika Harrison (2-2) to win the WBC silver heavyweight championship, bantamweight Jamie Mitchell (6-0-2) stopped Noemi Bosques (12-16-3) in the fifth round, and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Marlen Esparza (9-1) outpointed Shelly Barnett (4-4-2) in another bantamweight fight.
