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Savannah Marshall ready for Claressa Shields - 'All the hard work is done'

Alexander Netherton
Savannah Marshall ready for Claressa Shields - 'All the hard work is done'GettyImages

Savannah Marshall has continued to goad Claressa Shields over the defeat she delivered to the American in the amateur divisions.

The loss on points a decade ago is Marshall’s only defeat, and she puts that record on the line at the O2 in London this weekend.

The pair have been exchanging barbs over their rivalry for years and speaking to Sky Sports, Marshall referenced her win again.

"It was a long time ago, 10 years ago, it means nothing, but like I said before it gets under her skin, it winds her up so of course I'm going to bring it up,"  she said.

For her part, Shields said earlier: "You guys (the media) have created that rivalry yourselves, we fought in 2012 when I was 17, she got the decision but I went on to win the Olympics twice and the World Championships three times. If you ask me it's really not a rivalry, but we've never been able to fight again, so we get to fight again and see who is the better professional."

Marshall continued: "I cannot wait, this month has flown by, when they said the fight was off I was thinking 'ah another four weeks of training, I'm dreading it' but it's flown by.

"I'd done a full 12-week camp, I'd done a whole fight week, all the highs, lows, emotions, all the way up until the weigh-in and I was on-weight.

"I had a couple of days off, I didn't get out of bed for about three days, I was just drained. I'm here, I feel good and I can't wait for Saturday. All the hard work is done now."

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