CLARESSA SHIELDS is ready to confirm her super-fight with Savannah Marshall - so that she can double her money in MMA.
Last year, the American star signed a seven-figure deal to Sky Sports. This included a grudge match against Marshall.
The undisputed title bout for middleweight has been delayed twice in July, and is now scheduled for September.
Shields has already been offered a fight in MMA with the Professional Fighters League for November.
With a full schedule, she is determined to settle the matter with Marshall immediately after the Brit has recovered from her arm injury.
SunSport spoke with Shields: "Now, we're fighting September, but fighting boxing in a big fight like this for undisputed champion, it makes it difficult for us to train properly for MMA bouts.
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"But, she and her team are so ready to be shut down, I'm not going let her continue living off me and my hard work.
"I'm ready for Savannah Marshall to go to sleep, and to put everything to bed.
They talk about her knockout power. She's this, she is that. All that talk about her knockout power is a lie.
"I'm going be the winner, she's going to hurt me, and after the fight, they won’t mention me or her in the same sentence because I’m levels above her."
SIGN UP DEALS AND FREE BETS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGSShields made her MMA debut in June 2021 with the PFL. This is MMA's only seasonal promotion.
Four fights can earn you a $1milllion cash prize.
Shields, who is already set to win that ring against Marshall, can double her earnings in PFL 2023.
She believes that the $1m cheque in the PFL cage should be her normal wage in boxing.
Shields stated that he would be competing for the PFL Prize next year. "It will provide a great opportunity, but I should be making this kind of money boxing."
"Right now, I'm close to making it happen. But I still need to fight for that."
Already this year, boxing witnessed a historic megafight between Katie Taylor (35), and Amanda Serrano (33)
Alycia Baumgardner (28), and Mikaela Mayer (31), have also agreed to a super featherweight unification.
It's a historic year for women boxing, with Marshall, 31, set to face Shields, 27.
Shields stated that it was about time. Shields said: "It's about time. If you make the best women's boxing fights, you will get the best results."
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You can see the best of women's boxing when two fighters are hungry, have belts, and will fight for the title.
"It's amazing that women's boxing got to this point. Now we can work towards equal pay, equal fight time, because it's very important."
