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Claressa Shields might have some trouble involving her family. The American boxer is still in a state of shock and is processing the news she received. While she has clarified no situation or specified the incident, she seems to be in a worrying state.

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Claressa Shields VS Alycia Baumgardner

Shields, 29, turned to her X handle and asked for prayers from the fans, as she disclosed that she was lucky to have sanity prevail over her senses. In addition, she banked her faith in God and even asked her fans to rally behind her and pray for her family. But the fans might have to wait for a while before the two-division undisputed champion discloses the incident to them.

Shields, at 15-0, wrote, “I thank God for my sanity…. Just received some scary news…. Just pray for my family…. God going to work it out. I know he will 🙏🏾”

Notably, Shields is promoting her upcoming biopic, ‘The Fire Inside,’ which tells her story of picking up boxing gloves, becoming an Olympic champion at 17, and then dominating the professional boxing landscape. The project, due to release in December, also sheds light on her personal life, giving a peep into her tumultuous family, as she hoped to become a boxer in her early days.

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Katie Taylor VS Claressa Shields

With a recent win over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, ‘GWOAT’ has also clinhed the heavyweight title, and looks set to solidify her place in both the heavyweight and middleweight divisions. However, she has her eyes set on defeating the best that boxing has to offer.

Claressa Shields throws the gauntlet for the ‘GWOAT’ crown

Before she took on Lepage-Joanisse, Shields issued an open challenge to the likes of Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor. The Flint native declared, “Any of those girls who want to be the GWOAT, all you got to do is make the fight with me. Alycia Baumgardner, Amanda Serrano, Katie Taylor – all you got to do is make the fight with me. Then I can show you, you’re not the GWOAT.”

However, there are weight constraints in making these fights, and therefore, these fights seem a distant reality to boxing fans. But that doesn’t put an end to Shields’ ambitions, as she also had her PLF exploits to show up for.

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Claressa Shields is adamant no one can call themselves the greatest woman fighter of all time unless they fight and beat her.

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The four-weight world champion, who was last seen winning heavyweight honours, is the ‘GWOAT’ by ring nickname but many believe Ireland’s Katie Taylor is more worthy of the moniker.

The American has always been as respectful of the Bray native’s achievements but has been even more forthright about her belief that she is the best to do it.

Indeed, she says she will happily prove her point by beating any of her GWOAT rivals in the ring.

Ariel Helwani AND Katie Taylor VS Chantelle Cameron

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“Any of those girls who want to be the GWOAT, all you got to do is make the fight with me,” she said.

Alycia Baumgardner, Amanda Serrano, Katie Taylor – all you got to do is make the fight with me. Then I can show you, you’re not the GWOAT.”

A Taylor – Shields fight would be one for the ages and would be one of the biggest fights in boxing regardless of sex.

However, the weight disparency makes it nigh on impossible and if they were to meet at a catch weight it would give both sets of fans a valid GWOAT get-out clause and this leave the debate open.

Aside from the fact that she changed the face of both amateur and pro boxing, Taylor can point to win over fighters in the pound for pound rankings to boost her claim.

The London 2012 gold medal winner has wins over Chantelle Cameron, Amanda Serrano, Nathasa Jonas and Delfine Persoon and has been involved in all manner of classics.

Arguing her case Shields says: “Everyone is talking about who’s the GWOAT? Who’s undefeated? Who got the most belts?.

Claressa Shields

“Who made the million dollars last couple of time she fought? Without a promoter giving her a handout? That’s what a GWOAT is. Who fights the best?

“Who don’t struggle in fights no matter what size? Exactly.

“All that comparison about who the GWOAT is, I can go to any weight class and win. That’s who the GWOAT is.”

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