Claressa Shields discusses middleweight title victory

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields recently captured the WBC and WBA middleweight titles via a sixth-round knockout. Speaking on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Shields reflected on the victory, which took place before an audience of over 17,000 fans.

Shields attributed her success to faith, disciplined strength training, daily boxing workouts, and consistency. She also noted the physical rigor of her training camp, during which she lost 38 pounds to meet weight requirements. Beyond her athletic achievements, Shields is expanding her career into music and film, including her biopic, ‘The Fire In’.