By: Sean Crose
Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields put her crown on the road Saturday night time when she battled Maricela Cornejo in Detroit, close to her hometown of Flint, Michigain. The bout was the principle occasion of a card broadcast reside on DAZN. The 13-0 Shields was clearly the favourite, however the 16-5 Cornejo oozed confidence because the bell sounded to start the scheduled 10 rounder.
Shields began quick, firing shortly proper from the go. Cornejo, however, put her jab to work. It was clear, nonetheless, that Shields may be eager to make a fast night time of it. Shields landed a tough proper within the second, inflicting Cornejo’s face to start to bruise. Certainly, Shields continued to land nicely to the pinnacle all through the spherical. Shields continued to combat masterfully within the third.
The fourth noticed Cornejo preventing aggressively whereas Shields remained assured and showboated a bit. It was completely apparent within the fifth that Shields was too robust, too expert, and admittedly an excessive amount of in her prime for Cornejo. Even Cornejo’s energy photographs couldn’t get via Protect’s underrated protection. The defending champion fired away within the sixth, actually seeking to finish the night time. Cornejo managed to outlive, however not a lot else.
If something, the seventh supplied a brutal beating. It was time for Cornejo’s nook to contemplate stopping the combat. The eighth noticed Shields persevering with to dominate. Protect’s had slowed down her tempo within the ninth, however nonetheless confirmed no indicators of fatigue. The tenth and remaining spherical was as one sided because the earlier 9 rounds had been. It was an entire was for Cornjeo, courtesy of Shields trying maybe the perfect she ever has.
A fast query: If Shields isn’t the Biggest Of All Time (GOAT), as she claims, then who in ladies’s boxing, previous or current, is?
