Claressa Shields won’t return to Britain for her MMA struggle towards Savannah Marshall, the US star’s promoter Dmitriy Solita has mentioned.
Marshall and Shields have verbally agreed to renew their cage rivalry after the English fighter marked her MMA debut with a first-round stoppage of Mirela Vargas at PFL Europe in Newcastle on Saturday evening.
However Salita, who promotes Shields, has warned she won’t be returning to the UK after beforehand being on the O2 in London to take a unanimous determination win over Marshall of their October 2022 struggle.
The phrase is alleged Sky Sports activities: “Claresa and Savannah’s rivalry lives on in each sport wherein they compete. Nice fighters want rivalries to maneuver the game ahead.
“As ladies’s boxing grows, the immense recognition of this rivalry is changing into increasingly more seen.
“To be honest, Claressa has already traveled hundreds of miles to the UK to defeat Savannah in her house nation and get her revenge simply [amateur] losses.
“It has to do with boxing, now the shoe is on the opposite foot, so Savannah has to come back to the US or perhaps a impartial location.”
The duo are actually set to commerce strikes in MMA as an alternative of boxing, however Solita stays assured the rematch will happen within the ring.
However the rapid aim for Shields is to grow to be a four-weight world champion as she takes on WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joannis on July 27 in Detroit.
“This is without doubt one of the greatest and most genuine fights in boxing, the feminine model of Leonard vs. Hearns,” Salita mentioned. “Each are at their peak and I feel a rematch is so as.
“However first issues first: Claressa vs. Vanessa, a four-division title struggle on July 27 in Detroit at Little Caesars Enviornment.
“We want to invite Savannah to sit down at ringside, as Claressa has executed in a lot of Savannah’s fights.”
After Queensberry’s 10-0 win over Matchroom within the current 5v5 event in Saudi Arabia, Salita is keen to arrange a event between his promotional secure and BOXXER.
“We’ve top-of-the-line rosters of expertise in boxing that I might be comfortable to showcase in a 5v5 recreation towards BOXXER or anybody else.
“Girls First – Claressa vs. Savannah Might Be the Prime of the Card.”