Shields crushed Cornejo to retain the undisputed middleweight title

A storm passed through the ring of Detroit’s Little Caesars Arenaand it is none other than the American Claressa Shields (14-0-0, 2 KOs) who retained his undisputed middleweight title without too much trouble against his compatriot Maricela Cornejo (16-6-0, 6 KOs). ‘T-Rex’in the first defense of his title, was far superior to his rival, able to respond especially in the early rounds, but as the fight progressed he was clearly outmatched.

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The mega-champion Shields was at times superior to his rival -entering the ring after Costa Rican boxer Hanna Gabriels tested positive in the anti-doping control on May 2-, found himself outclassed on numerous occasions and gave the feeling that Shields could knock him out at any time.

However, Cornejo -who from the corner tried to encourage him by telling him that they worked hard to be in that situation- proved to be a good matchmaker throughout the ten rounds of two minutes each that lasted the match, to end the loss by unanimous decision (100-89, 100-90, 100-90).

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“I gave my best version tonight. The only thing I could have better is knockout Cornejo. I think I have many female fighters who have been knocked down by the blows I landed on Cornejo, but Maricela is tough and smart,” Shields said at the end . , double Olympic champion and holds professional titles at welterweight, middle and super middleweight.

After this victory, Shields said he wanted to continue boxing, but he had no problem returning to mixed martial arts and the two-year championship. In fact, he debuted in 2021 via a technical KO match Brittney Elkin.

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