CLARESSA SHIELDS, the two-time Olympic gold medallist, is going pro.
The American middleweight, who is signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports, is set to make her debut in Las Vegas next month.
Shields, 21, has been confirmed for the undercard of Andre Ward’s title showdown against world light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev on 19 November.
Her opponent has not been confirmed but the fight will take place over four two-minute rounds.
“I am thrilled to take the next big step in my career, fighting professionally and leading the rise of women’s boxing worldwide,” she said.
Shields’ decision comes at the same time as reports linking Ireland’s Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor with an imminent pro move.
— An earlier version of this story incorrectly described Shields as the only two-time Olympic gold medallist in women’s boxing. Nicola Adams also won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016.
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Referees I find have a bias against the weaker counties in hurling. The constant slapping of Galway players by Kilkenny in the League semi-finals went unpunished whereas counties like Carlow, Antrim, Laois etc… are carded for less on a regular basis.
As a football referee, we can’t really ref with the head if you want to move up the levels. Every single foul has a certain punishment and if refs don’t enforce the rules fully then they can’t go up the levels.
There’s a lot more common sense reffing at the lower levels where no one’s expecting you to tick every small foul and the game goes a lot more smoothly..
Ref mite or mite not have been correct on o Dwyer last year but he has a fairly poor record overall so seems those fellas jump out in front of him quite a lot…
Do agree on comment that there would appear to be different criteria at times for certain teams….
Dubs would have had cork and put it up to clare in the final. Have a good feeling about this year. Dubs for the double!!
First card was a bit harsh last year but I think he got away with another one or two couple before the second yellow. I thought the second one was………he knew it too. Anyone that throws their hands up instantly like that generally knows they are after doing something wrong. Would actually be a lot better player if he could control his aggression a bit on the field.