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Claressa Shields eyes Britain’s Price after stopping Kaye Scott to reclaim titles
Claressa Shields completed a remarkable descent from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Australia’s Kaye Scott in the sixth round to capture the WBA and WBC titles in a fight that went off early Sunday morning at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
TL;DR
- Claressa Shields stopped Kaye Scott in the sixth round to win WBA and WBC middleweight titles.
- Shields achieved this after a significant weight cut from heavyweight to middleweight.
- This win returns Shields to championship status at 160lb, a division she previously ruled as undisputed.
- Shields expressed interest in fighting Lauren Price next and also mentioned Mikaela Mayer and Tammara Thibeault as potential opponents.
- The fight was the first women's headliner in State Farm Arena history.