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<\/p>\nClaressa Shields is ‘seriously pursuing’ a fight against Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, after successfully retaining her undisputed heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n
The American star, who is a multi-weight world champion, defeated Lani Daniels by unanimous decision in front of 15,366 fans at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.<\/p>\n
Shields could now switch her attention to a showdown with the 47-year-old Laila Ali, who hasn’t boxed since 2007, but held a world title in her unbeaten career.<\/p>\n
Dmitriy Salita, who promotes Shields, told Sky Sports: “Claressa Shields continues to break barriers and elevate the sport of boxing with every move she makes.<\/p>\n
“Following her historic win in Detroit, we’re focused on keeping her active and aligned with her mission – fighting the biggest and best.<\/p>\n
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\n Laila Ali has not boxed since 2007<\/p>\n
“A matchup with Laila Ali would be a monumental moment in sports history: the daughter of the GOAT vs the GWOAT, two generational icons whose stories transcend boxing. That’s a fight we’re seriously pursuing.”<\/p>\n
Shields defeated Savannah Marshall, avenging her only boxing defeat while an amateur, to become an undisputed middleweight champion in front of a massive audience at The O2.<\/p>\n
But Salita believes the two-time Olympic gold medallist can still reach new heights in her trailblazing career.<\/p>\n
“At the same time, Claressa’s legacy is still being written,” he told Sky Sports. “She’s a symbol of inspiration and resilience, and we’re working on opportunities that push new boundaries – title defences, new weight classes, and global events that continue to grow the sport.<\/p>\n
“What she’s done is already historic, but what’s ahead may be even greater.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields is ‘seriously pursuing’ a fight against Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, after successfully retaining her undisputed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[1935,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-297852","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114929561968145828","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}