Before Claressa Shields came along, the biggest name in women’s boxing was Laila Ali—and for good reason. The daughter of Muhammad Ali, she had enormous shoes to fill. Yet she carved out a ...

Claressa Shields and Laila Ali. Laila Ali (who is the daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali) competed professionally from 1999 to 2007. During this time, she won the WBC, WIBA, IWBF, and IBA ...

Claressa Shields, the undisputed women’s heavyweight boxing champion, declared her MMA career over on May 19, 2025, during an ...

Claressa Shields, of Flint, Michigan, is a three-division champion. She's the only fighter, man or woman, to be undisputed champion in three different divisions in the four-belt era. Shields is ...