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Undefeated Claressa Shields will return to the ring this weekend to face Danielle Perkins in a women's undisputed heavyweight ...

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Claressa Shields added another knockout to her résumé to cement her status as one of the most decorated women's boxers ever ...

On Sunday in Flint, Michigan, Shields dominated Danielle Perkins to become the first undisputed women's heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. Shields (16-0, 3 KOs) sent Perkins to the canvas ...

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She took some of Shields' best shots early in the bout ... It was important to Shields, though, to bring the first undisputed ...