Check out these photos of Claressa Shields’ career through the years, from winning two gold medals in boxing to her professional career to soon making her MMA debut.
July 26, 2012; London, GBR; USA women's middleweight Claressa Shields from Flint, MI trains with her…
July 26, 2012; London, GBR; USA women's middleweight Claressa Shields from Flint, MI trains with her…July 26, 2012; London, GBR; USA women's middleweight Claressa Shields from Flint, MI trains with her…Aug 8, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Claressa Shields (USA), in blue, competes against Marina Volnova (KAZ),…Aug 8, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Claressa Shields (USA), in blue, is signaled the winner after…Aug 9, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Claressa Shields (USA), in red, fights with Nadezda Torlopova (RUS)…Aug 9, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Claressa Shields (right), celebrates winning the gold the medal in…Aug 9, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Claressa Shields (center), celebrates during the medal ceremony for winning…Aug 3, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, USA; USA boxer Claressa Shields speaks during a press conference…Aug 17, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Iaroslava Iakushina (RUS), blue, exchanges punches with Claressa Maria…Aug 17, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Maria Shields (USA), red, is the winner over…Aug 19, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Maria Shields (USA, red gloves) competes against Dariga…Aug 19, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Maria Shields (USA, red gloves) celebrates after defeating…Aug 19, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Maria Shields (USA, red gloves) celebrates after defeating…Aug 21, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Shields (USA) competes against Nouchka Fontijn (NED) in…Aug 21, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Shields (USA) competes against Nouchka Fontijn (NED) in…Aug 21, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Shields (USA) celebrates after defeating Nouchka Fontijn (NED)…Aug 21, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Shields (USA) celebrates after defeating Nouchka Fontijn (NED)…Aug 21, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Claressa Shields (USA) on the podium with her medals…Franchon Crews, left, and Claressa Shields fight during a women's super middleweight bout, Saturday, Nov. 19,…Claressa Shields, right, fights Szilvia Szabados during the first round of a North American Boxing Federation…Claressa Shields poses with her championship belts and Olympic medals after her win over Nikki Adler,…Claressa Shields, right, punches Ivana Habazin during the seventh round of a women's 154-pound title boxing…Claressa Shields, right punches Ivana Habazin during the fifth round of a women's 154-pound title boxing…May 25, 2021; Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; May 25, 2021; Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. 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Profile of…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 09: (L-R) Claressa Shields and Brittney Elkin face off during the…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 09: (L-R) Claressa Shields and Brittney Elkin face off during the…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 09: Claressa Shields steps onto the scale during the PFL 4…Claressa Shields climbs the cage after a Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts bout against Brittney…Claressa Shields, top, punches Brittney Elkin during a Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts bout in…Claressa Shields, right, reacts after winning a Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts bout against Brittney…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: (L-R) Claressa Shields punches Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields during the…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields prepares to enter the cage before facing Brittney…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields celebrates her victory over Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields celebrates her victory over Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields celebrates her victory over Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields celebrates her victory over Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields punches Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields during the PFL…ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JUNE 10: Claressa Shields celebrates her victory over Brittney Elkin Claressa Shields…PFL 10 Weigh In at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Tuesday,…HOLLYWOOD, FL - OCTOBER 27: Claressa Shields v Abigail Montes in a lightweight bout during the…HOLLYWOOD, FL - OCTOBER 27: Claressa Shields v Abigail Montes in a lightweight bout during the…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields walks out ahead of the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields looks on ahead of the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields looks on ahead of the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: A detailed view of the shorts and gloves of Claressa Shields…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields looks on ahead of the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields (L) punches Savannah Marshall (R) during the IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields (R) punches Savannah Marshall (L) during the IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields (R) punches Savannah Marshall (L) during the IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields (R) punches Savannah Marshall (L) during the IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields (R) punches Savannah Marshall (L) during the IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields is held up by her trainer after the IBF,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields celebrates after victory in the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields celebrates after victory in the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields celebrates victory after the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO World…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields celebrates victory after the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO World…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields poses with the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO World Middleweight…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields poses with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields and trainers pose with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields and trainers pose with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields poses with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and IBF, WBA,…LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Claressa Shields poses with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and IBF, WBA,…
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