One of the most highly anticipated female fights takes place this weekend as Hartlepool's Savannah Marshall faces Claressa Shield, with the middleweight pair continuing their storied rivalry.
Marshall inflicted Shields' only defeat of her entire professional and amateur career back in 2012 and the pair's careers have run parallel. This will be their first professional meeting, with their middleweight unification bout putting Shields' WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles on the line against Marshall's WBO crown.
Double Olympic Champion Shields brings her titles to the UK to take on Marshall who has an unbeaten record so far in her career with a record of 12-0 and ten of those wins coming via knockout. However, she has only become world champion in the middleweight division while Shields has become undisputed champion across two weight divisions.
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The fight will be the main event of a historic card, as the first all-female professional card taking place in the UK with Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner supporting the pair in a super-featherweight clash for the WBC, WBO and IBF titles.
Here is how you can follow the action on Saturday night.
When is Shields vs Marshall?
The fight takes place on Saturday, September 10 at the O2 Arena in London.
What time is Shields vs Marshall?
Ring-walks are expected at around 10.30pm UK time, though that depends on the length of the undercard fights.
How can I watch Shields vs Marshall?
The fight will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and will be streamed via the app on their mobile, tablet or computer device. A Sky Sports Day Pass is available via NOW TV for £11.99.
Undercard in full:
- Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall – for WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF and The Ring middleweight titles
- Mikaela Mayer vs Alycia Baumgardner – for WBC, WBO, IBF, and The Ring super-featherweight titles
- Caroline Dubois vs Milena Koleva
- Lauren Price MBE vs Timea Belik
- Karriss Artingstall vs Marina Sakharov
- Ebonie Jones vs Vanesa Caballero
- April Hunter vs Erica Juana Gabriela Alvarez
- Shannon Ryan vs Buchra El Quaissi
- Ginny Fuchs vs Gemma Ruegg
- Sarah Liegmann vs Bec Connolly
- Georgia O'Connor vs TBA
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