Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall's undisputed middleweight title clash has been backed to break a Sky Sports viewing figures record.
Fierce rivals Shields and Marshall meet for all the middleweight marbles at The O2 arena in London this Saturday. The event, which is the first all-female card in boxing history, was supposed to take place on September 10 but was pushed back five weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Shields and Marshall have a rivalry dating back to their amateur careers over a decade ago when Marshall handed Shields the only loss on her otherwise flawless record.
The fight card will be free to watch for Sky Sports customers and the head of BOXXER, Ben Shalom, thinks it will break the viewership record on the platform. That accolade is currently held by Chris Eubank vs Liam Williams as their fight reeled in 1.05million views, with Shields also competing on the undercard of the event as she defended her world titles against Ema Kozin.
