Claressa Shield is Boxing’s First-Ever Undisputed Women’s Heavyweight Champion
Claressa Shields is an American professional boxer, and the first boxer, male or female, to win undisputed world championships in three different weight classes. Over the weekend, Shields defeated Danielle Perkins to claim the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles, solidifying her status as a boxing legend.
Shields won gold medals in the women’s middleweight division at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, making her the first American boxer to win consecutive Olympic medals
Claressa Shields solidified her place in boxing history as a three-division champion and the first-ever undisputed women’s heavyweight champion. With an unblemished record of 16-0, Shields is the only boxer, male or female, to claim undisputed champion status across three different weight divisions in the four-belt era—junior middleweight, middleweight, and now heavyweight.
She defeated the previously undefeated Danielle Perkins in a powerful fight. With just seconds left in the 10th and final round, Shields landed a decisive right hook that floored Perkins. The judges scored the fight 97-92, 99-90, and 100-89, all in Shields’ favour, securing her the win and the undisputed women’s heavyweight title.
Shields is now the undisputed champion of the heavyweight division, but it also cemented her place as the first boxer in the four-belt era—regardless of gender—to become the undisputed champion in three different weight classes. Shields currently hold the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles, with the heavyweight division for women considered to start at 175 pounds.
Her latest victory also ended Perkins’ undefeated record, which now stands at 5-1 with two knockouts. Meanwhile, Shields remains undefeated, with her professional record now standing at 16-0, including three knockouts.
She is an inspiration to many boxers in Ghana, especially Yarkor Chavez Annan who is the first pro female boxer from Ghana and current WIBF Champion, Abigail Quartey.
Many people love boxing in Ghana and Claressa Maria Shields is so much loved in Accra
By Sammy Heywood Okine
