Claressa Shields scored three knockdowns to earn a second-round TKO victory over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse and capture the heavyweight title Saturday night.
DETROIT -- Claressa Shields knocked out WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse early in the second round Saturday night, earning titles in a fourth and fifth division.
"I was able to eat a lot of pho," she said."Usually, I have to be careful with noodles in camp because of the carbs." Shields won gold medals in the women's middleweight division at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, making her the first boxer from the United States to win consecutive Olympic medals. She is the only American to win Olympic gold in boxing since 2004 and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation last October.
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