Overview

• Claressa Shields defeated Lani Daniels by unanimous decision to retain her undisputed heavyweight titles before a 15,366-strong sell-out at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.
• Promoter Dmitriy Salita confirmed the team is seriously pursuing a bout with 47-year-old Laila Ali and outlined a purse expected to reach $15 million.
• Shields amplified the proposal by posting a photo of a $15 million check addressed to Ali on her social media, branding the contest “GWOAT versus Muhammad Ali’s daughter.”
• Rapper Rick Ross, who joined Shields’s celebrity ringwalk, had to stay in a lower-tier hotel when Detroit accommodations sold out entirely, illustrating her commercial pull.
• NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade questioned Shields’s ringcraft on Sky Sports’ The Timeout, fueling discussion over her power-centric style versus technical finesse.