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Promoter expects Savannah Marshall to return for undisputed title shot in 2023

Promoter expects Savannah Marshall to return for undisputed title shot in 2023DAZN

Promoter Ben Shalom believes that Savannah Marshall could return to the ring to challenge for the undisputed super middleweight championship in 2023.

Marshall finally met Claressa Shields back in October 2022 to end years of back-and-forth over who was the better fighter in professional boxing.

That defeat meant that the American emerged as the undisputed champion at middleweight, and Baltimore Crews-Dezurn, a four-belt champion in the division above - could be in Marshall’s sights.

"I know that's a fight Savannah wants. It's another huge fight," Shalom said to Sky Sports.

"Obviously, after October, she wants to get straight back in the mix. She's levels above many in the middleweight division and I think she wants to be in big fights straight away.

"If it can't be the Claressa rematch straight away, I know she wants that."

Shalom thinks that a fight can be made relatively simply.

"They were over here in October to try and make that fight and I'm very confident it happens this year," he added.

"She wants titles straightaway. She's lost the belt. I know from speaking to her it's been a tough few months and I think to be able to gain some more belts in a new weight division is something that's really appealing to her.

"Hopefully we'll see that in this half of the year.

"Straight back in and I know Peter Fury [her trainer] and Savannah Marshall don't want to mess around. Crews-Dezurn has had those titles for a while, she's very close to Claressa, so I can't see those two fighting so it is the obvious fight to make..

"I think for this year there'll be an even better Savannah Marshall than we saw last year, one that has huge experience from October and one that will be looking to kick on and hopefully will be able to fight Claressa again at the end of the year."

 
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