Claressa Maria Shields (born March 17, 1995, in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist. Per Wikipedia, she has held 20 major world championships spanning five weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title in March 2021, the undisputed female middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024, the WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018, the WBO female light heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025, and the undisputed female heavyweight title from 2025 to 2026. She holds the record for becoming a two, three, four and five division world champion in the fewest professional fights.
Shields is the only female boxer in history to have held all four major world titles — WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO — in three weight classes, and she won Olympic gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, making her the first American boxer to win consecutive Olympic medals. She turned pro in November 2016, beat Franchón Crews-Dezurn on debut, and has never lost a professional boxing bout.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Claressa Maria Shields
- Born: March 17, 1995 — Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: Nov 19, 2016 (Win by UD vs Franchón Crews-Dezurn)
- Last bout: Aug 15, 2026 (Win by TKO vs Kaye Scott)
- Total rounds boxed: 159 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Light middleweight, Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight, Heavyweight
- KO percentage: 21.1% (4 KO wins in 19 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles August 4, 2017 – 2018 (won from Nikki Adler); WBA and IBF female middleweight titles June 22, 2018 (won from Hanna Gabriels), WBC female middleweight title November 17, 2018, and WBO and The Ring female middleweight titles April 13, 2019 — undisputed female middleweight champion 2019–2024 per Wikipedia (held the undisputed middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024); undisputed female light middleweight champion March 5, 2021 (WBC and WBO won January 10, 2020 from Ivana Habazin; IBF, WBA (Super) and The Ring won March 5, 2021 from Marie-Eve Dicaire); WBO female light heavyweight title July 27, 2024 – 2025 (won from Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse); undisputed female heavyweight champion February 2, 2025 – 2026 (WBC heavyweight title won July 27, 2024; IBF, WBO and WBA won February 2, 2025 from Danielle Perkins); WBA and WBC female middleweight titles August 15, 2026 – present (won from Kaye Scott)
- Trainer: Jason Crutchfield (early career, in Flint); John David Jackson (from her June 22, 2018 bout with Hanna Gabriels, per the fetched article)
- Born: March 17, 1995 — Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Light middleweight, Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight, Heavyweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 19
- Wins: 19
- Wins by KO: 4
- Losses: 0
- Losses by KO: 0
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: March 17, 1995 — Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Reach: 68 in (173 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Light middleweight, Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight, Heavyweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 19, 2016 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Win | UD | 4 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2 | Mar 10, 2017 | Szilvia Szabados | Win | TKO | 4 (6), 1:30 | MGM Grand, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant NABF female middleweight title |
| 3 | Jun 16, 2017 | Sydney LeBlanc | Win | UD | 8 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Silver female super middleweight title |
| 4 | Aug 4, 2017 | Nikki Adler | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 1:34 | MGM Grand, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC and inaugural IBF female super middleweight titles |
| 5 | Jan 12, 2018 | Tori Nelson | Win | UD | 10 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles; Won WBAN lineal super middleweight title |
| 6 | Jun 22, 2018 | Hanna Gabriels | Win | UD | 10 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA and inaugural IBF female middleweight titles |
| 7 | Nov 17, 2018 | Hannah Rankin | Win | UD | 10 | Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA and IBF female middleweight titles; Won vacant WBC female middleweight title |
| 8 | Dec 8, 2018 | Femke Hermans | Win | UD | 10 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles |
| 9 | Apr 13, 2019 | Christina Hammer | Win | UD | 10 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles; Won WBO and inaugural The Ring female middleweight titles |
| 10 | Jan 10, 2020 | Ivana Habazin | Win | UD | 10 | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC and WBO female light middleweight titles |
| 11 | Mar 5, 2021 | Marie-Eve Dicaire | Win | UD | 10 | Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC and WBO light middleweight titles; Won IBF, vacant WBA (Super), and inaugural The Ring female light middleweight titles |
| 12 | Feb 5, 2022 | Ema Kozin | Win | UD | 10 | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles; Won WBF female middleweight title |
| 13 | Oct 15, 2022 | Savannah Marshall | Win | UD | 10 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles; Won WBO female middleweight title |
| 14 | Jun 3, 2023 | Maricela Cornejo | Win | UD | 10 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, WBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles |
| 15 | Jul 27, 2024 | Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 1:09 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC, and vacant WBF female heavyweight titles; Won WBO female light heavyweight title |
| 16 | Feb 2, 2025 | Danielle Perkins | Win | UD | 10 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC and WBF female heavyweight titles; Won vacant IBF and inaugural WBO and WBA female heavyweight titles |
| 17 | Jul 26, 2025 | Lani Daniels | Win | UD | 10 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and WBF female heavyweight titles |
| 18 | Feb 22, 2026 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Win | UD | 10 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and WBF female heavyweight titles |
| 19 | Aug 15, 2026 | Kaye Scott | Win | TKO | 6 (10), 1:38 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBA and WBC female middleweight titles |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles August 4, 2017 – 2018 (won from Nikki Adler); WBA and IBF female middleweight titles June 22, 2018 (won from Hanna Gabriels), WBC female middleweight title November 17, 2018, and WBO and The Ring female middleweight titles April 13, 2019 — undisputed female middleweight champion 2019–2024 per Wikipedia (held the undisputed middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024); undisputed female light middleweight champion March 5, 2021 (WBC and WBO won January 10, 2020 from Ivana Habazin; IBF, WBA (Super) and The Ring won March 5, 2021 from Marie-Eve Dicaire); WBO female light heavyweight title July 27, 2024 – 2025 (won from Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse); undisputed female heavyweight champion February 2, 2025 – 2026 (WBC heavyweight title won July 27, 2024; IBF, WBO and WBA won February 2, 2025 from Danielle Perkins); WBA and WBC female middleweight titles August 15, 2026 – present (won from Kaye Scott)
- Mar 10, 2017 vs Szilvia Szabados: Won vacant NABF female middleweight title
- Jun 16, 2017 vs Sydney LeBlanc: Won vacant WBC Silver female super middleweight title
- Aug 4, 2017 vs Nikki Adler: Won WBC and inaugural IBF female super middleweight titles
- Jan 12, 2018 vs Tori Nelson: Retained WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles; Won WBAN lineal super middleweight title
- Jun 22, 2018 vs Hanna Gabriels: Won vacant WBA and inaugural IBF female middleweight titles
- Nov 17, 2018 vs Hannah Rankin: Retained WBA and IBF female middleweight titles; Won vacant WBC female middleweight title
- Dec 8, 2018 vs Femke Hermans: Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles
- Apr 13, 2019 vs Christina Hammer: Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles; Won WBO and inaugural The Ring female middleweight titles
- Jan 10, 2020 vs Ivana Habazin: Won vacant WBC and WBO female light middleweight titles
- Mar 5, 2021 vs Marie-Eve Dicaire: Retained WBC and WBO light middleweight titles; Won IBF, vacant WBA (Super), and inaugural The Ring female light middleweight titles
- Feb 5, 2022 vs Ema Kozin: Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles; Won WBF female middleweight title
- Oct 15, 2022 vs Savannah Marshall: Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles; Won WBO female middleweight title
- Jun 3, 2023 vs Maricela Cornejo: Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, WBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles
- Jul 27, 2024 vs Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse: Won WBC, and vacant WBF female heavyweight titles; Won WBO female light heavyweight title
- Feb 2, 2025 vs Danielle Perkins: Retained WBC and WBF female heavyweight titles; Won vacant IBF and inaugural WBO and WBA female heavyweight titles
- Jul 26, 2025 vs Lani Daniels: Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and WBF female heavyweight titles
- Feb 22, 2026 vs Franchón Crews-Dezurn: Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and WBF female heavyweight titles
- Aug 15, 2026 vs Kaye Scott: Won WBA and WBC female middleweight titles
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Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-27.
