Claressa Shields has sent a warning to bitter rival Savannah Marshall after witnessing the latter dramatically knockout opponent Femke Hermans this past weekend. Hartlepool world champion Marshall dropped Hermans in the third-round with a huge left hook with the referee immediately calling the fight off as Hermans needed medical attention - and was thankfully okay.
Shields sat ringside for the bout to witness the knockout, but indicated that she was not impressed by Marshall's victory, or her knockout power. Now, Marshall has turned her attentions towards a blockbuster clash with American star Claressa Shields in what would be a title unification bout.
The two have been matched with each other for 10 years now, after Marshall famously beat Shields at amateur level in the second round of the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao. Shields was just 16 then, though. And insists that a lot has changed since then.
