The biggest fighter in women’s boxing, Claressa Shields, faces a last minute replacement opponent in Maricela Cornejo tonight. Here’s how to stream the fight.
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will defend her status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in women’s boxing this weekend in a unified title bout against Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo. Shields is the unified middleweight champion, and has previously unified the welterweight division and scooped up a few belts in the super middleweight division. As a late replacement for the fight, Cornejo has her work cut out for her.
Cornejo (16-5, 6 KOs) jumped onto the fight just last week after Shields’ (13-0, 2 KOs) original opponent, Hanna Gabriels, tested positive for a banned substance. Gabriels had a unique excuse for the test result — she was rubbing vet-prescribed steroid cream on her dog. Cornejo eagerly replaced Gabriels, saying she was already deep into training camp for a different fight and is ready to take on the undefeated Shields.
