Video: Shields boxer makes history by becoming the undisputed champion in 2 divisions

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Claressa Shields defeated Canadian Marie-Eve Dicaire by unanimous decision and became the first woman in boxing in the four-belt era (since 2004), male or female, to be the undisputed champion in two divisions.

Shields kept his WBC and WBO junior titles in the middleweight division, while claiming the IBF crown from Dicaire and the vacant WBA world title.

The fight took place in his hometown of Flint, Michigan (USA). All three judges scored 100-90 for the American fighter who is considered the best of all time. Shields landed 116 of 409 fists, and Dicaire landed 31 of 263. Shields landed fists in seven of 10 rounds.

“I did,” Shields said after the fight. It was the first time in 20 years that a women’s boxing match was the main event of a pay-per-view.

Shields will debut his MMA in June with the Professional Fighters League against an opponent who has not yet been established.

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