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Farah Hannoun and Danny Segura

Claressa Shields would love to box Amanda Nunes – then get inside the cage ‘but it would be in two years’

Claressa Shields is willing to fight Amanda Nunes twice – once in each of their sports.

Ahead of her upcoming boxing match against Savannah Marshall on Sept. 10, Shields was asked about a potential fight with UFC dual-champion Nunes and she was all for it.

But Shields reminded everyone that she’s merely responding to Nunes’ callout. Prior to avenging her loss to Julianna Peña at UFC 277 last month, Nunes told DAZN that boxing Shields would be the biggest fight, and Shields is open to both a boxing match and an MMA fight.

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