BOXXER promoter Ben Shalom has reaffirmed his desire to make Savannah Marshall vs Claressa Sheilds after the former's bout this weekend. Marshall will defend her title tomorrow night in Newcastle where she's set to come up against Femke Hermans.
The WBO World Female Middleweight Champion from Hartlepool had initially been scheduled for March, but the bout was moved to April 2 at the Newcastle Arena. Marshall puts her title on the line against former WBO World Champion Hermans, with her bitter rival set to sit ringside ahead of a likely announcement to fight American star Shields up next should Marshall come out victorious.
And promoter Shalom has hinted that a deal for the two to fight has already been agreed upon, he said: "Not to put pressure on Savannah I expect her to deal with Claressa so this fight should be no problem. The negotiations are just getting to the end now, it's just a matter of days before we finish that. I am already thinking about Savannah Claressa, it's the first fight we wanted to make when we came to Sky.
