克莱丽莎·希尔兹准备在周五再次创造拳击历史
克拉丽莎·希尔兹已经在她的职业生涯中创造了相当多的历史，仅在10场比赛中就赢得了三个赛区的世界冠军。
本周五，这位两届奥运会金牌得主将在密歇根州弗林特市(Flint)迎战玛丽-伊芙·迪凯尔(Marie-Eve Dicaire)。,盾牌的家乡。她正努力成为第一个在第二类体重中拥有全部四个主要腰带的拳击手，无论男女。
希尔兹(10- 0,2次ko)和迪凯尔(17- 0,0次ko)在周四进行了他们的初级中量级冠军统一对决，希尔兹重153.6磅，迪凯尔重152.6磅。极限是154。
希尔兹说:“我迫不及待地想在5月5日再次创造历史。”“自从成为职业选手后，在弗林特所有球迷面前比赛一直是我的梦想。有机会在二甲联赛中为无可争议的冠军头衔而创造历史是我非常自豪的事情。
"与不败的国际拳击联合会154磅冠军玛丽-伊芙·迪凯尔对决继续我在女子拳击领域的追求"
-菲特(@FiteTV) 2021年3月4日
当然，来自加拿大魁北克的左撇子Dicaire也有机会成为无可争议的冠军。
“对我来说，这是梦想成真，”她说。“我会尽我所能做好准备，我准备为了赢得比赛而放弃一切。”
去年1月10日，希尔兹赢得了WBC和WBO的154磅冠军，她一致决定战胜伊万娜·哈巴赞，这是她最近的比赛。2018年12月，Dicaire击败Chris Namus获得IBF冠军，之后她成功卫冕三次。
他们还将争夺最近设立的空缺的WBA头衔。
在“四腰带”时代，只有7名选手获得过一个师的所有主要头衔。她们分别是(按字母顺序排列的)塞西莉亚·布雷库斯、特伦斯·克劳福德、伯纳德·霍普金斯、希尔兹、杰梅因·泰勒、凯蒂·泰勒和Oleksandr Usyk。
希尔兹和迪凯尔是继2001年莱拉·阿里与杰基·弗雷泽·莱德的对决之后，第一对登上付费电视节目头条的女性。
Claressa Shields has already made quite a bit of history in her career, winning world titles in three divisions in only 10 fights.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist will be shooting for another achievement when she faces Marie-Eve Dicaire on Friday in Flint, Mich., Shields’ hometown. She is trying to become the first fighter of either gender to hold all four major belts in a second weight class.
Shields (10-0, 2 KOs) and Dicaire (17-0, 0 KOs) on Thursday made weight for their junior middleweight title-unification showdown, Shields weighing 153.6 pounds and Dicaire 152.6. The limit is 154.
“I can’t wait to make history again on May 5,” Shields said. “Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history by fighting for the undisputed title in a second weight division is something I’m very proud of.
“Fighting against undefeated IBF 154-pound champion Marie-Eve Dicaire continues my quest to fight the very best in women’s boxing.”
— FITE (@FiteTV) March 4, 2021
Of couse, Dicaire, a southpaw from Quebec, Canada, has her own opportunity to become an undisputed champion.
“For me, this is a dream come true,” she said. “I will be prepared the best I can be and I am ready to leave everything in the ring to win the fight.”
Shields won the WBC and WBO 154-pound titles with her unanimous-decision victory over Ivana Habazin on Jan. 10 of last year, her most-recent fight. Dicaire captured the IBF title by outpointing Chris Namus in December 2018, after which she has successfully defended three times.
They will also be fighting for the vacant WBA title, which was recently instituted.
Only seven fighters have held all the major titles in a single division in the four-belt era. They are (in alphabetical order) Cecilia Braekhus, Terence Crawford, Bernard Hopkins, Shields, Jermain Taylor, Katie Taylor and Oleksandr Usyk.
Shields and Dicaire are the first women to headline a pay-per-view show since Laila Ali fought Jacqui Frazier-Lyde in 2001. |
