It was recently confirmed that a fight between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields is almost set to be made official, with an announcement likely should the former defeat Femke Hermans this weekend. Marshall will defend her title this weekend when she's set to come up against Hermans in Newcastle.
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 attentions set to turn 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.
