“I’m Human and I Have Feelings Too” – Claressa Shields Opens up on Her Mental State

Female American boxing sensation Claressa Shields has penned an emotional explanation to her fans. The unbeaten star used her Twitter to break her silence on the situation she has found herself in and the reason behind it.

Shields accused people of promising fights that were lies and expressed her disappointment towards it. Despite this, the ‘GWOAT’ also reassured fans of her mentality and approach to the whole situation.

The American started off by tweeting “I feel like I owe my fans some kind of explanation to why I’m not in the ring fighting and everyone else is… so It’s that I’m not ready for a fight. I’m in shape, I’m ready. Just a lot going on with Covid and a lot with these boxing networks who put women last. So I’m being Patient and staying in training. But I’ve been made promises with fight dates & they turned out to be lies. So…….. yeah. When I hear news I’ll let everyone know.”

This explains why fans have not seen the champion in action since January 2020. The 25-year-old expressed her dismay at training for months without any fights. She said that numerous fight offers came her way and contracts were signed, but things fell through at the last moment. She also continued to tweet that if 2020 is not her year, she would wait till 2021.

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Claressa Shields shows reassures fans of her mentality

The champion did not leave things there. She showed fans her mentality and the approach she took during this period of uncertainty. She posted a video of her belts and opened up to her fans. The undefeated champ said she’s been boxing since she was 11-years-old and she is bound to feel disappointed with the way things are.

Shields reassured fans that she still wants to fill the empty last shelf with another belt. So despite feeling down, Shields is not losing hope. Fans can expect her to be ready for her next title defense. It will be interesting to see how Shields comes back from this difficult long break; especially in a big fight if the fight with Savannah Marshall comes around.