PFL star Abby Montes has demanded Claressa Shields fight her again after the legendary boxing champion "disrespected Mexico" ahead of her last undisputed title defence.
Shields faced Maricela Cornejo last weekend with her undisputed middleweight titles on the line, and during their pre-fight press conference declared that "Mexican fighters can't beat her" in a boxing ring. She almost immediately clarified the line by adding Puerto Rican, African American and white fighters also couldn't defeat her, but headlines were already made.
And Mexican fighter Montes, who handed Shields her sole loss as a professional fighter in any discipline when they met in the PFL cage in October 2021, has taken issue with her rival's outburst. The 23-year-old, who returns to action tomorrow night on DAZN from Atlanta, has said that she will fight Shields under any rules, be it in a ring, a cage or even on the street.
