Shields talks Rick Ross resort points and preventing Laila Ali
Claressa Shields says rapper Rick Ross needed to take a “dangerous resort” earlier than starring within the undisputed heavyweight champion’s ringwalk for her factors win over Lani Daniels at Detroit’s Little Caesars Enviornment.
Flint fighter Shields attracted one of many largest crowds of her profession as a headliner to the world, promoting greater than 15,000 tickets and leaving Ross, who has a reported internet value of round $150 million, struggling for lodging choices.
“Anyone was like ‘all proper, man – we’re going to get you a superb resort,’ defined Shields. “However he was like ‘we’re on the rehearsals – champ, there ain’t no extra resorts, man.’
“I stated ‘yeah – as a result of I offered this out.’ You all had Rick Ross at a foul resort as a result of the entire resorts have been offered out.”
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Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels
IBF light-heavyweight champion Daniels suffered the primary lack of her 11-fight profession with a 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 defeat on the scorecards.
“She fought a tough struggle,” Shields stated of the Maori. I hit her with some large pictures – I broke her to the physique, I broke her all the way down to the top. I combined it up on her.
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“Loni could be very, very robust and I knew she can be robust. Her head was shifting so much and he or she headbutted me twice, and that was one thing I needed to be looking out for.
“I knew she simply needed to outlive the rounds however she tried to come back on, perhaps round rounds eight, 9. I nonetheless really feel like I gained each spherical and even beat her with my again in opposition to the ropes.”
Shields vs Daniels: Champ ‘grateful’
Shields advised Daniels was “scared” and “terrified” as she danced across the ring early within the struggle. “She knew how robust and the way a lot greater than her I used to be,” the 30-year-old added.
“After the primary two rounds, I minimize off the ring and hit her with a few physique pictures, after which she slowed down.
“She had large fingers. She might have been sort of afraid early on however she however her large lady panties on and fought me a bit of bit, and we have been capable of placed on an amazing present in entrance of 15,000.
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“I’ve been praying for a sold-out RCA since I first fought right here and I didn’t suppose it was doable with simply individuals from Flint and Detroit, and I used to be proper about that.
“We needed to convey Brooklyn, New York, Texas, Ohio, the UK. We needed to convey New Zealand, Atlanta, Miami, Florida. They have been right here from all over the place: Texas, Cali, that’s what it was going to take to fill this place up.
“So everyone who’s from Flint and Michigan, I thanks for at all times displaying up and being constant, as a result of I knew not less than 11,000 from Flint and Detroit can be right here.
“However the final 5,000 who got here have been from everywhere in the world, and I’m so grateful for that.”
Will Shields struggle Muhammad Ali’s daughter Leila?
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, has been linked to a $15 million struggle in opposition to Shields, whereas the late sporting nice’s ex-wife, Khalilah Ali, has frolicked with Shields in camp and was at her struggle in opposition to Daniels.
Khalilah Ali, who isn’t Laila Ali’s mom, is backing Shields to win a possible struggle with the 47-year-old former world champion, who has not fought competitively since 2007.
“I at all times thank her for being right here,” stated Shields, who now has an ideal 17-fight file, discussing Khalilah Ali. “I’m making an attempt to whoop Leila Ali’s ass.”
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