Claressa Shields set for undisputed heavyweight title defence

Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 KOs) will defend her undisputed heavyweight championship on July 26 at the Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit against Lani Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KO).

This will be "T-Rex’s" second fight of the year after she was crowned undisputed at heavyweight in February with a unanimous decision win over Danielle Perkins in her home city of Flint, Michigan.

The two-time Olympic champion will defend her undisputed heavyweight championship for the first time, which she won earlier this year, live on DAZN.

The Salita Promotions event on July 26 will be held at the Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit. Her opponent, Lani “Smiling Assassin” Daniels, is a 36-year-old boxer from New Zealand.

It was this arena that saw Shields become WBC heavyweight world champion in 2024. On that occasion, she took the crown from Vanessa Lepage by knocking her out in the second round.

The champion has an undefeated record of 16 wins, 3 of them by KO. Daniels holds a record of 11-2-2 with 1 KO.