Claressa Shields Redirects Her Smoke From Tesehki To July 26 Fight In Set The Record Straight Tweet

Claressa Shields planted her flag.

On a stage tucked inside the Google entrance of Little Caesars Arena, in front of dozens of children from DGB, a local boxing gym and after-school program, Shields staked her claim.

“I’m not looking for the ref to stop the fight against Lani,” Shields said in a press conference. “I’m gonna make Lani quit. I’m gonna make her throw in the towel.”

The press conference was to promote Shields’ upcoming fight against Lani Daniels, a New Zealand boxer and reigning IBF light heavyweight champion. The fight, which will be hosted by 313 Entertainment at Little Caesars on Saturday, July 26, is Shields’ third time in three years fighting in the arena in her home state. She defeated Maricela Cornejo as the headliner in 2023, and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles in her second round knockout of WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse last summer in the building.

On Monday, June 16, Shields was bothered by a comment made by Daniels’ coach, John Conway. Conway stated that the team’s strategy to defeat Shields would be through unconventional fighting tactics, using his background in Muay Thai to teach Daniels unconventional punches and strategies.

“We’re not going to box you,” Conway said, addressing Shields. “We’re going to fight you in a Muay Thai style. This how we’re going to win, and we’ll take home the belts and the American dream.”

The comment irked Shields, who responded in a way only Claressa Shields can.

“Lani, if you come in there and you let your coach convince you to do that, you’re gonna be out quicker than what I thought,” Shields said with her trademark confidence and grin. “I would give you ‘til Round 6. You come out there and try to stand there in front of me and brawl with me, I promise you – you said stretcher today? You will be going out on one.

“It’s best to use your skills and tighten up that defense and keep them hands up, ’cause all these other girls you fought against, they may have been a little bigger, but they were not as skilled as me and they wasn’t as sharp, they wasn’t as fast.”

It would sound like overconfidence if it wasn’t coming from Shields, who many consider the greatest female boxer of all time. Shields’ resume is only 16 fights, but in those fights, she’s amassed a collection of belts greater than most boxers earn over a whole career. Shields is the only boxer ever to become undisputed champion in three weight divisions, having won undisputed titles in light middleweight, middleweight and heavyweight. She has two gold medals. She’s only been defeated once in the boxing ring when she lost to Savannah Marshall as an amateur, and she later defeated Marshall as a pro.

Shields is a confident boxer because she’s won again and again and very few have been able to challenge her. She recently defeated perhaps the most feared women’s heavyweight boxer, Danielle Perkins, who stands nearly four inches taller than Shields’ 5-foot-8 frame.

Shields is still a relative newcomer to the heavyweight class, but she’s proven herself against the best. There are few indications that Daniels will be able to beat her, either. Daniels seemed to know that when the two were asked how far they thought the fight would go.

“I was giving Lani Round 7, and I’m gonna knock her out, you know, up to Round 7,” Shields said, explaining her thoughts before the conference. “But from what her coach got there and said today, that done piss me clean off, saying that she gonna stand there and fight me and she gonna brawl at me. It may be another second or third round knockout, man, I’m not even gonna lie to you. Second or third.”

Daniels’ response was less enthusiastic.

“If we’re talking numbers, I think I stop her in Round 9,” Daniels said.

“You ain’t stopped nobody,” Shields said.

When asked how she could defeat Shields in Round 9, Daniels gave a less-than-inspiring answer.

“I have to make it there,” Daniels said.

Shields just laughed.

Shields vs. Daniels is on Saturday, July 26 at 6 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. Tickets start at $50 on Ticketmaster. The match will be streamed on DAZN.

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Claressa Shields Warns Lani Daniels That If She Tries To Brawl, She Is Going Out On A Stretcher

There is nothing about Lani Daniels’ history that makes Claressa Shields believe Daniels will try to brawl with her July 26.

Shields suspects Daniels’ trainer, John Conway, is simply talking tough, attempting to convince Daniels that brawling with Shields is her potential path to victory in their 10-round heavyweight title fight at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The five-division champion figures Conway recognizes that Daniels isn’t equipped to out-box the most accomplished woman in boxing history.

New Zealand’s Daniels has knocked out only one of her 15 professional opponents, though, which makes Shields skeptical about the former IBF heavyweight champ and current IBF light heavyweight titleholder’s desire to trade with her. Shields has a low knockout ratio as well (19 percent), but the two-time Olympic gold medalist dropped Danielle Perkins in the 10th round of her last fight and stopped Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in the second round of her previous bout, which represented Shields’ debut in the heavyweight division.

If Daniels does try to make their bout a dogfight, Shields (16-0, 3 KOs) warned her what will happen during a press conference Monday to promote a main event DAZN will stream worldwide.

“[Conway] said something so interesting today,” Shields said. “He said they’re not gonna come in there and box against me, they’re gonna fight me. She gonna brawl. Baby, you do that. Lani, if you come in there and you let your coach convince you to do that, you gonna be out quicker than what I thought. I was giving you to round six. You come out there and stand in front of me and brawl with me, I promise you, you said stretcher today, you will be going out on one.”

Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KOs) has not been knocked out in nearly eight years as a pro. Hanna Gabriels sent Shields to the canvas in the first round of their June 2018 bout in Detroit, but Shields got up quickly from that flash knockdown, beat Gabriels easily on points and hasn’t been down in any of her 10 fights since then.

Shields has won most of her professional fights very comfortably on the scorecards, yet she still encouraged Daniels, 36, to try to match skills with her. The 30-year-old Flint, Michigan native seemingly took offense to Conway talking about the flaws he feels Daniels can exploit.

Whichever approach Daniels utilizes, Shields expects to demonstrate why handicappers have made her a 20-1 favorite against a current world champion.

“It’s best to use your skills and tighten up that defense and keep them hands up,” Shields said. “Cuz all them other girls you fought against, they may have been a little bit bigger, but they are not as skilled as me and they wasn’t as sharp, they wasn’t as fast. And I’m trying to tell you, to be fighting here, we gonna be fighting in front of 19,000 people. Imma lay yo ass out. And then your coach gonna run in there and try and pick you up. That’s what’s gonna happen on July 26th. I did not come to play around. All these girls do all this talking, what they gonna do … you don’t wanna brawl wit’ me. You don’t wanna do that. But I want you to.”

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Usyk Predicts Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua After Calls For Trilogy Fight With The Winner

No one on the planet has a better insight into fighting both Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury than Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk has shared 24 hard-fought rounds with both of these former world champions. He took on Joshua in 2021 and 2022 with the wins securing him the IBF, WBA and WBO world titles. The Ukrainian then went on to stop Daniel Dubois in August of 2023 before taking on Fury.

The first fight with ‘The Gypsy King’ came in May 2024 and saw Usyk very nearly stop the Brit in the 9th round, though he had to settle for a win on the scorecards. In December, the pair rematched and Usyk won again, this time by unanimous decision, leading to Fury announcing his retirement just weeks later.

It is hoped he makes a return to the ring for an epic and long-awaited showdown with Joshua, who most recently lost to Dubois in September.

Speaking to Boxing King Media after his second fight with Fury, Usyk sided with Joshua if the pair were to fight.

“Maybe Anthony Joshua. Maybe [on] points.”

More recently, Usyk has told Mail Sport that if he had the choice for a trilogy fight to end his career after his upcoming rematch and undisputed contest with Dubois, he admitted he would rather it came against Fury.

For now, Fury remains retired and Joshua is on the sidelines recovering from minor elbow surgery, though he is expected to return later this year.

Should Usyk become a two-time undisputed champion by beating Dubois, he has a mandatory to deal with in Joseph Parker, though many feel he may vacate the belt in favour of a more lucrative showdown.

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Joshua tipped to fight Tyson Fury in October

George Groves believes Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are destined to fight in October – with a rematch following next year. The Battle of Britain is yet to commence with Fury having retired in January – for the fourth time in his career.

And the unpredictable Gypsy King has so far stuck to his word – but Groves theorises that he is just waiting for the right offer to come in.

He told Sky Sports: “There must be a number that makes it worthwhile for both guys.

“Maybe they’re just waiting for that number. You don’t need to announce that fight now if it’s not happening till October.

“That fight will be nailed on. He’s had surgery, Joshua, and Fury’s out running. I’m pretty sure they’ll box in September, October, rematch next year.”

Joshua, 35, recently had surgery on his elbow and is yet to fight since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois, 27, in September.

Fury, 36, meanwhile announced his retirement one month after rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, 38.

AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed a return fight is targeted before focusing on a potential two-bout deal with Fury in 2026.

But former super-middleweight champion Groves said: “If I was either guy, I’d just fight each other and that’s it. I wouldn’t bother with any other fights.

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Ricky Hatton Didn’t Hesitate When Asked If Deontay Wilder Would Beat Anthony Joshua

British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has had his say on what might happen in a long-touted heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

Joshua and Wilder spent many concurrent years as heavyweight champions but never managed to get into the ring together.

‘AJ’ unified the division and held the WBO, WBA and IBF belts after wins over the likes of Alexander Povetkin, Joseph Parker, Charles Martin and Wladimir Klitschko, while Wilder knocked out every man he faced across his first 40 contests, including Luis Ortiz, Dominic Breazeale and Bermane Stiverne.

However, he came up against Tyson Fury in 2018 and drew, then fought the Brit twice more in 2020 and 2021 and was stopped both times. Since then, he has failed to win his belts back and taken further losses against Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

Joshua also lost in 2020 and 2021, both times to eventual undisputed ruler Oleksandr Usyk on points, and he has since been stopped by Daniel Dubois while challenging for the IBF title back in September.

In a round of winner stays on with Mail Sport Boxing, Hatton was asked who would come out on top between ‘AJ’ and ‘The Bronze Bomber’ were they to meet.

“Anthony Joshua.”

Both Joshua and Wilder have vowed to fight on, with Wilder returning this month against Tyrell Herndon and Joshua set to come back later in the year after recovering from minor elbow surgery.

Should both men win, they could well finally meet in the ring in 2026, though many fans are also clamouring for ‘AJ’ to face Fury, should he reverse his retirement decision.

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Anthony Joshua trainer opens up on ‘major rush’ moments before Daniel Dubois KO loss

Anthony Joshua was very late to his fight with Daniel Dubois, but trainer Ben Davison refuses to blame it for the loss.

Joshua suffered a devastating KO defeat to British rival Dubois at Wembley Stadium last September.

AJ was favourite to win the fight, and the boxing fraternity have come up with many theories to try and explain his defeat.

One of those is that Joshua already looked uncomfortable during his incredible ring walk just moments before the fight unfolded.

But Davison, in an exclusive appearance on talkBOXING, explained that preparations were far from ideal.

He revealed that pre-fight preparations were a rush as a result of logistical struggles, but insisted there were no excuses over the defeat.

The renowned coach said: “This isn’t an excuse, he’s never mentioned it and it’s not the reason we lost.

“He was very very late arriving to the dressing room before the fight for unforeseen circumstances.

“It was a major rush which wasn’t ideal. Maybe that had an impact on his ring walk, I can’t say yes or no.

“Again it’s not an excuse, but if what you guys were seeing is true, maybe the fact he was late then that didn’t help.

“The fights before we had an extremely long warm-up, this time it was the complete opposite.

“But this time it was a big rush, although it wasn’t why he lost.”

Joshua ultimately succumbed to a KO defeat, with Dubois letting his heavy hands go.

The former two-time champion looked to be coming back into the contest in a strong fifth round after a difficult start.

But after trading shots with Dubois, he was left slumped to the canvas and it ended his hopes of becoming a three-time world champion.

He has yet to step back in the ring since, having had elbow surgery which has set back his return date.

It is hoped that he will return in the final quarter of 2025, with some big fights still available.

Joshua wanted to face bitter rival Tyson Fury, but for now the ‘Gypsy King’ is retired.

Eyes from his camp could also be on the undisputed title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Dubois on July 19.

And Davison believes a discussion will need to be held over his next move, but he is open to going straight for glory again.

He continued: “I’m not a massive fan of the ‘everybody needs activity’.

“It’s not ideal after the injury, it’s hard to say the likes of Deontay Wilder is a tune-up fight.

“There are discussions that would need to happen, but his goal is to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.”

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Gervonta Davis explains knee controversy in shock draw with Lamont Roach Jr

Gervonta Davis has explained why he bizarrely took a knee during his fight against Lamont Roach Jr on Saturday night, saying the “grease” in his hair was “burning” his eyes.

Davis maintained his undefeated record and with it his WBA lightweight title after the fight was scored a majority draw, with the judges scoring the contest 115-113 to Davis, 114-114 and 114-114.

In the ninth round, Davis paused after a jab to the head and then took a knee, before walking to his corner to wipe his face. Referee Steve Willis did not call it a knockdown, despite Roach Jr’s protestations, and none of the three judges recorded it as such.

Davis was subsequently criticised for the move, which some fans on social media claimed should have been ruled a knockdown. Rules state that a knockdown can only be awarded when a fighter touches the canvas with a part of the body that isn’t their feet “as a result of a legal blow or a series of legal blows”, and there was a significant gap between the punch and Davis taking the knee.

Afterwards, Roach said the referee made the wrong call.

“It should have been a knockdown,” he said. “If that was knockdown, I win the fight. He’s saying grease got in his eye, but if he takes a knee and the ref starts counting, it should be a knockdown. It is what it is. I’m not banking on that knockdown to win. I just thought I pulled it out.”

Davis insisted he should have won the fight and that taking the knee may have scuppered his victory, posting later on social media: “They took the fight from me and made it a draw becuz I did that bulls*** knee..but I landed the most punches in the fight..he didn’t even hit me w a punch when I took the knee. I get it though, I shouldn’t have done that but that hair grease was burning my eyes!” CompuBox showed Roach outlanding Davis, despite his fellow American’s claim.

Both fighters called for a rematch. “I want to run it back for sure,” said Roach. “I’ll be back on the grand stage again, where I belong.”

“To be honest, I really made it competitive,” Davis said. “Lamont is a great fighter. He’s got the skills, he’s got punching power. It was a learned lesson. Shout out to Lamont Roach and his whole team. Hopefully we can run it back.”

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Claressa Shields Redirects Her Smoke From Tesehki To July 26 Fight In

Claressa Shields Redirects Her Smoke From Tesehki To July 26 Fight In Set The Record Straight Tweet

Claressa Shields BET Awards 2025 experience included her issuing a 100k challenge to any woman who thinks they can beat her.

Claressa Shields, one of boxing’s most decorated athletes, shut down online rumors of a confrontation with reality star Tesehki at the 2025 BET Awards.

In a sharp tweet, the two-time Olympic gold medalist made it clear she never saw Tesehki at the event and had no interest in social media theatrics.

“Let’s set the record straight,” Shields began, immediately dismissing the gossip as a clout-chasing stunt. “I never ran into Tesehki at the BET Awards. I’m focused on real fights with real athletes—world champions, not randoms looking for clout…”

Shields used the moment to reaffirm her dominance in the sport. With multiple world titles across five divisions, she’s earned every accolade through years of training, not viral controversy. She emphasized that unless someone brings Olympic-level credentials and championship belts to the table, they’re simply not on her radar. “Stay in your lane,” she warned, making clear that fame built on spectacle isn’t worthy of her response.

Claressa Shields & Tesehki

Tesehki, best known from Zeus Network’s Baddies series and as Chrisean Rock’s sister, is no stranger to online conflict. But for Shields, a serious competitor with crossover success in MMA and a legacy already cemented, these distractions don’t warrant attention.

The GWOAT continued: “When you’ve got back-to-back Olympic gold medals and multiple world titles in five weight classes, maybe then you’ll be on my radar. At this point all I can do is laugh.”

Ending her tweet with “She sitting there lying for clout again,” Shields dismissed the entire situation as a desperate attempt to generate buzz off her name. The message was blunt but effective: Shields refuses to engage with those who haven’t earned their place through excellence.

Rather than lean into the drama, Shields used her platform to highlight the gap between real champions and those performing for the timeline. It was a masterclass in protecting a legacy—delivered with the same precision she brings to the ring.

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Anthony Joshua, President Mahama share gift boxes in church

The two-time heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua and President John Dramani Mahama celebrated men in the Ringway Gospel Centre- Assemblies of God Church on Father’s Day.

The celebrated boxer arrived in Ghana on Friday, June 13, 2025. He came to join the President’s son, Sharaf Mahama’s Battle of the Beasts boxing event — a collaboration between Legacy Rise Sports and Amir Khan Promotions. Anthony Joshua and President Mahama serve congregants to commemorate Father’s Day.

On Sunday, June 15, 2025, Anthony Joshua attended church with President Mahama and his children. The First Lady, Lordina Mahama, was not present. The day was also commemorated as Father’s Day around the world.

After the service, President Mahama and his family arranged gift boxes for the men in the church. That was their way of making the men feel special on such a day.

In an Instagram video, President Mahama, together with Anthony Joshua, handed the gift boxes to the congregants of the church.

Farida, Sharaf and Shahid were also present to help share the gift boxes. At one point, Sharaf signalled to Anthony Joshua who to give the boxes to.

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Anthony Joshua Considering 25 Year Old Knockout Artist For Dangerous Comeback Fight

Anthony Joshua is plotting his route back to the top of the heavyweight division after almost a year out.

Joshua’s last outing was a devastating KO loss to IBF World Champion Daniel Dubois back in September last year. It came after four solid wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Francis Ngannou and Otto Wallin following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.

The former two-time world champion is looking to return for one last hurrah, with many hoping there is still a chance he takes on the currently retried Tyson Fury before the end of his career.

Speaking to The Ariel Helwani Show, promoter Eddie Hearn laid out some potential comeback opponents, including 25-year-old American knockout artist Jared Anderson.

“Yeah Dillian Whyte was probably the front runner to be honest, but now it looks like he’s gonna fight Moses so that was a curve ball.

“Jared Anderson has been mentioned. Obviously, Deontay Wilder is back soon. I think ‘AJ’ would have been out the ring just over a year by the time he steps back in the ring, he will be coming off surgery. I don’t think Fury is going to be ready to fight around that time anyway. I expect it will be someone who is going to gear him up for a really big fight in 2026 and probably 2026 will be his last year in the sport.”

Anderson was building up a fine head of steam in 2023 and 204. He got to 16 wins, 14 by KO, but then stepped up against Martin Bakole, who stopped him inside five rounds in August last year. In February 2025, Anderson returned to winning ways with a points win over Marios Kollias, though did not look his destructive best.