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Athlete
Claressa Shields
Famoose for
Winning consecutive Olympic boxing golds and professional championships.
London gold · Rio gold
- Born
- 17 March 1995
- Birthplace
- Flint, United States
More people
Claressa Shields
Claressa Shields is an American boxer whose amateur success led to titles in several professional divisions.
Early life
Flint childhood
Grew up in Michigan.
Starting boxing
Began training as a child at a local gym.
Career
- 2012
First Olympic title
Won middleweight gold in London.
- 2016
Second Olympic title
Defended her title in Rio before turning professional.
- 2010s–2020s
Professional titles
Unified championships across weight divisions.
Achievements
London gold
Won at the first Olympics with women’s boxing.
Rio gold
Won a second consecutive Olympic title.
Undisputed middleweight
Defeated Christina Hammer to unify the division.
Beyond boxing
Mixed martial arts
Also competed professionally in MMA.
Film
Her early life inspired the film The Fire Inside.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Collision Conf. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
