The champ has “Free smoke” for anybody who feels like they can beat her in a fight.
Claressa Shields is, once again, reminding the world why they call her the “GWOAT” (greatest woman of all time). While speaking with Hollywood Unlocked at the 2025 BET Awards, the undisputed champion made it clear she’s never one to duck any smoke when it comes to women who think they can “whoop” her.
“Free smoke for anybody who feel like they can beat me in a fight,” she said. “I got a $100k for any girl that think they can whoop me. Street fighter, boxer, MMA. If you can beat me, I got $100k for you.”
That challenge stemmed from a few women Shields has called to the ring, including Remy Ma and Chrisean Rock’s sister, Tesehki. The tension, according to Shields, wasn’t personal until the fans made it that way. Apparently, Tesehki’s supporters had been tagging the champ, claiming the reality TV fighter could give her a run for her money — a claim Shields found more laughable than threatening.
“These girls’ fans will come on here and say, ‘Tesehki will do this to you’ or ‘Ivory will beat you up.’ I be like, y’all got to be some damn fools,” she responded to claims about the self-proclaimed “eater.” “Because, one, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I am a trained killer.”
She then made a very clear distinction between what she does and what’s done on shows like Baddies, in which Tesehki stars. “You give me three minutes with any of them girls, and it’s going to be bad. Two, two minutes and it’s going to be bad,” she continued.
Tesehki didn’t let the 30-year-old’s remarks slide. On The Jason Lee Show, she responded, claiming that if she had the same training as Shields — and wasn’t off “weed” and “poppers” — she’d handle the champ herself. “Bi**h, you train everyday,” Tesehki said. “Let me do the training you doing… I’m the motherf**king champion around this bi**h.” She also added it would take a $1,000,000 to even consider stepping in the ring with Shields.
Late last year, Shields also invited Remy Ma to the ring after the Bronx rapper leaked a private text thread between Shields and her estranged husband, Papoose. That was the first time it had been made public knowledge that Pap was dating the pro athlete and had been on the verge of divorce from Remy.
Shields later addressed the situation on Spolitics with Jemele Hill, clearing up rumors that she wanted to fight Remy over a man. “It’s the disrespect of leaking my number part,” she claimed. “That is so beneath me.”
Weeks after things seemingly cooled down, Keke Palmer reignited the flames. During a sit-down with Shields and actress Ryan Destiny on her Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast, she threw out the messy question: “When are you going to knock out Remy Ma?” Shields laughed in response.
As of now, neither Remy or Tesehki has agreed to enter the ring with the GWOAT, but Shields made it clear that if anybody wants to test the champ, there’s $100,000 on the line.
