‘Amazing’ News Restores Fans’ Faith in Boxing

Claressa Shields secured her name in the boxing books, by defeating, Savannah Marshall, to become the undisputed middleweight champion. The GWOAT produced a sensational performance over her longstanding rival, and secured victory via decision. Moreover, the fight made history for different reasons, as it was the first time two female boxers had headlined at a major venue in the UK.

The bout was billed as the biggest fight in women’s history, which might have turned into one of the greatest rivalries. However, the bout made history for another reason.

This event became the most watched fight in women’s boxing as it racked up over 2 million views in the UK. It even had the largest live audience for a women’s boxing event in the history of the sport.

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This led many fans to shower praise on everyone involved in putting together this historic event.

Fans praise the Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall fight

Many boxing aficianados hailed the Shields versus Marshall bout. One fan appreciated that the promoters did not choose to put the bout on PPV, and made it affordable for everyone. “When tv make it watchable for all and not for only those that can afford to watch that’s what happens, people tune in. I was amazed it wasn’t a PPV, but delighted it wasn’t as I got to watch it,” he wrote. Another fan praised the card stating that this was the result of the best competition facing off. “Thats what happens when you do it right, the best fight the best and you have a solid undercard,” he wrote.

Moreover, one fan stated that this was a huge win for women’s boxing and hoped that it could be an inspiration for future generations. “Huge for womens boxing. Hope it inspires the next generation of young fighters coming through.” Another fan expressed her joy as she got to witness the event first-hand. “Amazing! And we were there,” she wrote. Lastly, a fan claimed that this bout was better than any male fight he had seen in years. “Brilliant better than any man fight I’ve seen in years,” he wrote

It seems that this bout has restored the faith in boxing that many fans had lost. Throughout the years, boxing has been a sport, where the best of competitors almost never faced each other. However, this bout broke all previous barriers by pitting two of the best women boxers and giving fans a card for the ages.

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