Claressa Shields told Savannah Marshall to “shut up” when the Brit goaded her after opening up a cut above her eye during their fight.
Shields, 27, became an undisputed middleweight champion by outpointing Marshall after an action-packed 10 rounds at The O2 arena in London. The pace of their grudge fight never slowed down, with two-time Olympic gold medalist Shields being the better woman on the night as she got the nod by scores of 96-94, 97-93, 97-93. The win meant Shields levelled the scores with Marshall having lost to the Brit on the amateur circuit a decade ago.
At the midway point of the fight, Shields was cut above her left eye and Marshall wasted no time in goading her about it. Shields said Marshall made her aware she was cut, only for her to tell the Brit to “shut up” before firing back with a hard right hand. It’s unclear if Shields’ cut came from a clash of heads or a punch from Marshall.
