T-Rex Attack: Claressa Shields Dominates Maricela Cornejo, Retains Undisputed Middleweight Championship

By: Sean Crose

Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields put her crown on the road Saturday evening when she battled Maricela Cornejo in Detroit, close to her hometown of Flint, Michigain. The bout was the primary occasion of a card broadcast dwell on DAZN. The 13-0 Shields was clearly the favourite, however the 16-5 Cornejo oozed confidence because the bell sounded to start the scheduled 10 rounder.

Shields began quick, firing shortly proper from the go. Cornejo, alternatively, put her jab to work. It was clear, nevertheless, that Shields is likely to be eager to make a fast evening of it. Shields landed a tough proper within the second, inflicting Cornejo’s face to start to bruise. Indeed, Shields continued to land effectively to the top all through the spherical. Shields continued to struggle masterfully within the third.

The fourth noticed Cornejo preventing aggressively whereas Shields remained assured and showboated a bit. It was completely apparent within the fifth that Shields was too sturdy, too expert, and albeit an excessive amount of in her prime for Cornejo. Even Cornejo’s energy pictures couldn’t get by Shield’s underrated protection. The defending champion fired away within the sixth, really seeking to finish the evening. Cornejo managed to outlive, however not a lot else.

If something, the seventh supplied a brutal beating. It was time for Cornejo’s nook to contemplate stopping the struggle. The eighth noticed Shields persevering with to dominate. Shield’s had slowed down her tempo within the ninth, however nonetheless confirmed no indicators of fatigue. The tenth and closing spherical was as one sided because the earlier 9 rounds had been. It was an entire was for Cornjeo, courtesy of Shields wanting maybe the most effective she ever has.

A fast query: If Shields isn’t the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), as she claims, then who in girls’s boxing, previous or current, is?