{"id":1454,"date":"2022-09-10T06:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T06:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/claressa-shields-v-savannah-marshall-world-champion-rivals-clash-at-news-conference\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T06:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T06:06:24","slug":"claressa-shields-v-savannah-marshall-world-champion-rivals-clash-at-news-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/claressa-shields-v-savannah-marshall-world-champion-rivals-clash-at-news-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields v Savannah Marshall: World champion rivals clash at news conference"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall fight on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Venue: <\/strong>O2 Arena, London <\/span>Date: <\/strong>Saturday, 10 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: <\/strong>Commentary on BBC 5 Sports Extra from 19:00 BST and then from 21:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live, follow live text commentary and reaction on BBC Sport website & app from 21:30 BST.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Savannah Marshall accused Claressa Shields of being “a bully” as they prepare to fight for the undisputed middleweight championship on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The rival world champions took turns imitating each other at a feisty media conference on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shields described Marshall as a “hater” and said: “I’m going to quieten all the doubters about my knockout power, my skills and all my accomplishments.”<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Briton responded: “I’ve said I’m going to hurt you and I will.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall, 31, is the only boxer to have beaten 27-year-old Shields – when they met as amateurs in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

The American said: “I’ve never seen anything like this in boxing – someone who lives off an amateur win for 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s like they’re trying to erase everything I’ve done in the past years, because I have been dominating boxing for a decade.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Both women are undefeated in 12 fights and Marshall was happy to engage with Shields verbally before their eagerly awaited contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

She cut a relaxed figure beside her trainer Peter Fury, who also entertained during his segment when he suggested every opponent the pair had faced previously were terrible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall denied saying she will knock out Shields and turned down the unified champion’s offer that the winner takes home her jewel-encrusted ‘GWOAT’ chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You’re nothing but a bully, that’s what you are,” she told Shields.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Hartlepool-born fighter added: “Of course I have respect for Claressa.<\/span><\/p>\n

“What she doesn’t like is I have an opinion. I watched her last fight [in Cardiff against Ema Kozin] and thought it was diabolical and I told her that. That’s what she didn’t like.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Shields ready to back up big talk<\/h3>\n

Shields, the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF and The Ring champion, came out swinging as expected.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dressed in a purple ‘GWOAT”‘tracksuit, Shields suggested Marshall had always faltered on the big stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said: “This isn’t the first time being the underdog. I’ve done this numerous times and come out on top. ‘Claressa you may have a big mouth, but you back it up every time’. That’s what I want you to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t know why you think you’re so big and so strong. I see you Saturday, keep my belt warm for me.”<\/span><\/p>\n