Shields-Crews Heavyweight Title Rematch Set
Claressa Shields faces Franchón Crews-Dezurn in a heavyweight undisputed rematch on February 22, exactly 10 years after both fighters made their professional debuts. The bout will determine the undisputed heavyweight champion.
- The first fight between the two was a four-round bout on November 19, 2016, where Shields won by a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring it 40-36. - Since losing her professional debut to Shields, Franchón Crews-Dezurn went on to become the undisputed super middleweight champion by defeating Elin Cederroos in 2022. - Claressa Shields is the only boxer in the four-belt era, male or female, to have become the undisputed champion in three separate weight classes: junior middleweight, middleweight, and heavyweight. - The rematch will be held at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and is the first fight under a historic multi-million dollar contract Shields signed with Salita Promotions and Wynn Records. - Shields enters the fight with an undefeated professional record of 17-0, while Crews-Dezurn holds a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. - Prior to turning professional, Shields won two Olympic gold medals, while Crews-Dezurn had a distinguished 12-year amateur career that included eight U.S. national titles and two Olympic alternate selections. - After losing her undisputed super middleweight title to Savannah Marshall in 2023, Crews-Dezurn reclaimed the WBC title by defeating the previously unbeaten Shadasia Green.
