Claressa Shields faces Danielle Perkins live on DAZN from Dort Financial Center in Flint, MI on Sunday, February 2. The pair square off in a 10-round bout with the unified heavyweight titles on the line.
Two-division undisputed champion Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) makes her hometown ring appearance and the first defense of her WBC heavyweight title (+168 lbs). Perkins (5-0, 2 KOs) of Brooklyn, NY makes her first attempt to become champion. The vacant IBF and WBO +200 lbs belts are also at stake.
Among the bouts featured on the Shields vs Perkins undercard, Brandon Moore (16-1, 10 KOs) of Lakeland, FL and Skylar Lacy (8-0, 6 KOs) of Indianapolis, IN battle it out in a 10-rounder at heavyweight. An eight-round welterweight matchup pits Joseph Hicks (11-0, 7 KOs) of Grand Rapids, MI against Keon Papillion (10-0-1, 7 KOs) of Lafayette, LA.
Plus, local Leon Lawson III (16-1, 9 KOs) and Christopher Thompson (9-2, 6 KOs) of Kansas City, MO clash in an eight-rounder at middleweight. In addition, Joshua Pagan (11-0, 4 KOs) of Grand Rapids, MI and Ronal Ron (16-7, 13 KOs) of Venezuela go head-to-head in an eight-rounder at lightweight.
Claressa Shields vs Danielle Perkins results
Get Claressa Shields vs Danielle Perkins full fight results below.
Main card
- Claressa Shields def. Danielle Perkins by unanimous decision (100-89, 99-90, 97-92)* | Watch video
- Brandon Moore def. Skylar Lacy by DQ (R8 at 0:51)**
- Joseph Hicks def. Keon Papillion by KO (R7)
- Joshua James Pagan def. Ronal Ron by unanimous decision (79-73, 78-74, 78-74)
- Caroline Veyre def. Carmen Vargas by unanimous decision (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
- Ashleyann Lozada def. Denise Moran by unanimous decision
Prelims
- Leon Lawson III def. Christopher Thompson by TKO (R4)
- Samantha Worthington def. Vaida Masiokaite by unanimous decision (77-75, 79-73, 78-74)
- Pryce Taylor def. Jerell Nettles by TKO (R2)
- Jaquan McElroy vs. Joseph Starks
*Perkins went down in the 10th round.
**The fight ended after Lacy pushed Moore through the ropes, and both fighters fell onto the ringside table. Both fighters lost a point for holding in the third round, and Lacy lost another point in the fourth.
How is Claressa Sheilds q5-0 with only 3 knockouts?
I thought she was the “Best”?
Sounds to me like she wins most of her fights by decision, as a matter of fact I wonder how many of those “Victories ” are TKO Victories??
How is Claressa Shields 15-0 with only 3 Knockouts?
I thought she was supposed to be the “Best”? 😂😂
Sounds to me like she wins most of her fights by decision, as a matter of fact how many of those “Victories ” are “TKO Victories”? 🤔🤔😂😂😂😂
Could it be that she has the Judges in her camps “Pockets”?? 🤔🤔🤔🤔😮😮😂😂😂😂
Think about it people.
I hope that Claressa is ready. I don’t want to see her lose🥊🥊🥊.
I’m With Clarissa Shields I Just Love Her She’s The Female Version Of Floyd Mayweather & Mike Tyson To Me! The Other Girl Gets Knocked Out By Round 7 Watch
Team Claressa ❤️ you got this CHAMP!
GWOAT TIME
Clarissa Shields T-Rex is fighting an opponent that is a Heavyweight top contender Clarissa Shields had to go up three division to fight Perkins who all the other heavyweight fighters avoided because they would suffer a lost from this Olympia champ who dominated her division T Rex deserves a billionaire dollars purse if she beats the Heavyweight contender.