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Claressa Shields vs Franchon Crews-Dezurn 2 – gigantic fight preview and predictions
Undisputed champion Claressa Shields returns to action this weekend in her debut fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 KO) will be looking for revenge when they meet again live on DAZN on Sunday, while Shields (17-0, 3 KO) was victorious when they first fought 10 years ago.
“GWOAT” remains undefeated since her professional debut in November 2016 and faced the best in the sport in various weight categories.
Fighting in Michigan, she won her first world title in her fourth fight.
A year after her first world title win, Shields moved up to middleweight and defeated Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF title, and just five months later she unified with the WBC.
The 30-year-old has held titles in four weight classes but has fought in the heavyweight division for the past 19 months, earning three victories, including a second-round knockout of Venessa Lepage-Joanisse in her heavyweight debut.
She last appeared in action seven months ago, beating Lani Daniels over 10 rounds to defend her undisputed crown.
Her opponent, Crews-Dezurn, isn’t overrated, even though she already has a loss to Shields.
Their first fight was at super middleweight and lasted four rounds, so they didn’t have much opportunity to draw conclusions before the weekend’s main event.
“The Massive Hitting Diva” is no stranger to causing upsets. This was evident in her victory over Shadasia Green of Most Valuable Promotions, whom she defeated over 10 rounds.
The last time in action was eight months ago, Crews-Dezurn defeated Citlalli Ortiz at a distance.
Atif Oberlton vs. Joseph George
The co-main event will be the fight between Atif Oberlton and Joseph George (13-1, 8 KO) in the delicate heavyweight division for 10 rounds.
Oberlton (14-0, 12 KO) enters the fight undefeated, and both fighters have fought 14 professional fights so far.
Undercard remaining
Samantha Worthington (12-0, 7 KO) will fight her 13th professional fight against Edith Soledad Matthysse (20-16-1, 3 KO).
Despite Matthysse’s greater experience, Worthington should have enough to secure a points win.
Danielle Perkins (5-1, 2 KO) returns for the first time since her unanimous decision loss to Shields.
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He will face Che Kenneally (5-0, 5 KO) and Perkins could find himself on the wrong side of making a different decision within 10 rounds.
Shannel Butler (6-0, 3 KO) should be enough to fight Danila Ramos (14-4, 1 KO).
Undefeated heavyweight Pryce Taylor (10-0, 6 KO) returns to action just two months after his last appearance.
In just over three years of his career, Taylor has 10 wins and may record his seventh stoppage in the fight against James Evans (9-2-1, 7 KO) in Detroit.
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Savannah Tini (6-0, 2 KO) enters her fight on the back of four consecutive unanimous decision victories and can secure a fifth place finish against the experienced Vaida Masiokaite (11-29-6, 1 KO) in the first eight-round fight of her career.
Lance Smith (5-0, 4 KO) boasts a knockout rate of 80% and can extend it next weekend when he faces Jorge Omar Vizcarrondo Pacheco (2-1-2, 2 KO) in his second six-round fight.
Jasmine Hampton (1-0, 1 KO) looks to build on her impressive debut last year, in which she won in 33 seconds.
Perhaps she will be able to stop the fight against Agustina Solange Vazquez (6-6-2, 1 KO) prematurely again.
In the heavyweight division, Sardius Simmons (6-0, 3 KO) should routinely win against Dylan Potter (2-2-1, 0 KO).
Jaquan McElroy (4-0, 2 KO) can stop Andre Johnson (2-4-1, 2 KO) in a four-round fight.
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On Saturday in Sheffield, Josh Padley will defend his European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz for the first time.
Eddie HearnMatchroom is promoting the Padley vs Fiaz fight from Utilita Arena live on DAZN worldwide.
The pair were scheduled to fight on the undercard, but were later advanced to the main event Dalton Smith’s WBC super lightweight title defense against Albert Puello and then Galal Yafai’s clash with unified flyweight world champion Ricardo Sandoval was shelved due to injury.
Padley (18-1, 6 KO) won the vacant belt after a second-round stoppage of Jaouad Belmehdi in Newcastle in January.
The 30-year-old has won three times since a ninth-round defeat to Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on four days’ notice.
Fiaz (14-1, 2 KO) is looking to break the script here and has won two in a row since an eight-round retirement loss to mutual opponent Reece Bellotti in 2023, whom Padley defeated by unanimous decision in October.
The 26-year-old last didn’t play 11 months ago, securing a unanimous decision victory over Alex Murphy.
Nadim-Sulaimaan will fight for the title of English champion
Ibrahim Nadim defends his English super featherweight crown for the first time against Ibraheem Sulaimaan.
Nadim (16-1, 2 KO) secured the vacant belt with a unanimous decision victory over Numan Hussain in November, and Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KO) became the Midlands Area champion with a sixth-round victory over Nico Ogbeide also in November.
Undercard remaining
Middleweight Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KO) suffered his first professional loss to Tom Cowling in November, but can get back to winning ways with a stoppage victory over Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KO).
Heavyweight prospect Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KO) can remain excellent by defeating Frenchman Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KO).
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Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) can improve his undefeated record by scoring points over Jesus Carrasco (2-4-2) at featherweight, while Chris Mulanda (2-0) can do the same against Connor Goulding (6-12) in their middleweight bout.
Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KO) and Edward Hardy (6-0, 2 KO) will return to the pitch against an as yet unspecified opponent.
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Anthony Joshua won’t be leaving boxing any time soon.
Joshua returns to the ring on July 25 in Saudi Arabia against Kristian Prengi, ahead of a thrilling clash with long-time rival Tyson Fury in November.
The two-time world heavyweight champion was expected to potentially end his career after his long-awaited clash with Fury, but the 36-year-old insists he can continue for another four years, even opening the door to a potential clash with the rising 21-year-old heavyweight champion, Moses This is going to hurt.
“For me, maybe until I’m 40,” Joshua told reporters.
“It’s only been about three or four years.
“I’ll be 37 in October, so it’s only three years, it’ll go by quickly.
“Of course it will be challenging, but I definitely think I’m tough enough to do it.
“Why not, why not? I’m definitely more mature.”
“AJ” will fight for the first time since the sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami in December.
The Watford player took a break from the sport after he was involved in a devastating road accident in Nigeria 10 days later that killed two of his close friends, Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
Joshua, who met Prenga face-to-face earlier this week, said he strongly supports parents Ayodele and Ghami.
“You’ll never get over it, but you’ll gain perspective in life,” he said BBC Sport.
“Life sometimes teaches you humility. You never know your fate.
“As a soldier, I stand powerful in defense of their parents.
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“First of all, it’s not about me.
“I think it’s crucial to put parents first at this time.
“I will have time to grieve, but I know that right now my heart and mind say that their parents are my main priority.”
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Joshua’s fight against Prenga will take place at the Jeddah Superdome.
Fury, who retired in April to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov, is scheduled to have another warm-up fight on August 1.
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Chris Billam-Smith returns to his hometown of Bournemouth to headline the inaugural Zuffa Boxing UK event against Ryan Rozicki on Saturday.
Billam-Smith is taking on Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Center and the bill is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the US.
“The Gentleman” is fighting in Bournemouth for the first time since he forced Mateusz Masternak to retire in the eighth round during the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.
After taking revenge on Richard Riakporhe in a rematch, the 35-year-old dropped the heavyweight belt lost by unanimous decision to Zurdo Ramirez in reunification in 2024
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) returned to winning ways after a points victory over Brandon Glanton in his last appearance in April last year.
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) has lost only once in his 23 professional fights, overtaken by Oscar Rivas in the fight for the WBC bridgeweight crown in 2021.
“The Bruiser” previously fought for the WBC interim cruiserweight title and drew against Yamil Alberto Peralta.
The 31-year-old Canadian returned to winning ways after knocking out Gerardo Mellado in the second round in March and will enter Saturday’s fight as the number one contender in the WBC rankings.
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Massey meets Clarke
Jack Massey meets Cheavon Clarke at the cruiserweight crossroads.
Massey (23-3, 13 KO) was knocked out by Opetaia in his fight for the 2024 IBF cruiserweight crown, but got back into the win column in November with a fourth-round stoppage of Ivan Gabriel Garcia.
Clarke (11-2, 8 KO), a 2020 Olympian, saw his progress ponderous after consecutive losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
After returning to play in December, the 35-year-old knocked out Anthony Holloway in the fourth round.
Undercard remaining
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) from Bournemouth moves to middleweight and can return to winning ways thanks to a points victory over Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO).
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) was defeated by Jermaine Franklin in September, but should bounce back by handing Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) his first loss after the break.
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Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since his loss to Cutler in 2024, but he should return after his victory over Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) in the middleweight division.
In the third middleweight fight, Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) can break the undefeated record of Todd Tompkins (4-0) by scoring points.
Airy heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) and welterweight Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) should secure victories in their respective fights via stoppage.
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