The opponent has changed, but the goal for Claressa Shields remains the same.
Shields (13-0-0, 2 KOs) heads to her home state of Michigan on June 3 to defend her unified women's middleweight title against No. 1 ranked contender Maricela "La Diva" Cornejo. The fight was made after original opponent, Hanna Gabriels, was removed from the card based on the results of a VADA test done earlier this month.
Regardless, the "GWOAT" (Greatest Woman Of All Time) now adjusts to face Cornejo (16-5-0, 6 KOs), the 36-year-old who won her last three fights to boost her to the top of the WBC, WBO and IBF contenders list.
Shields vs. Cornejo fight, date, start time
- Date: Saturday, June 3
- Main card: 9 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. BST (Sunday)
- Main event ringwalks (approx): TBC
The main card starts at 9 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. BST (Sunday). The exact fight times are yet to be confirmed.
What channel/stream is Shields vs. Cornejo?
DAZN holds the rights to broadcast the fight globally, except for Latin America, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Philippines, China, South Africa, France and Nicaragua.
Where is the Shields vs. Cornejo fight?
The fight takes place at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Claressa Shields record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Born: March 17, 1995
- Height: 5' 8"
- Reach: 68"
- Total Fights: 13
- Record: 13-0-0 (2 KOs)
Maricela Cornejo record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 16, 1987
- Height: 5' 10"
- Reach: 72"
- Total Fights: 21
- Record: 16-5-0 (6 KOs)
Claressa Shields vs. Maricela Cornejo fight card
- Claressa Shields vs. Maricela Cornejo; For Shields' WBA, WBC, WBF, WBO and IBF women's middleweight titles
- Ardreal Holmes Jr. vs. Wendy Toussaint; Super welterweight
- Da'Velle Smith vs. Kahydlian Woods; Middleweight
- Joseph Hicks vs. Antonio Todd; For the WBC Americas silver middleweight title
- Marlon Harrington vs. Gheith Mohamed; Super welterweight
- Joshua James Pagan vs. Ronnell Burnett; Super lightweight
- Vernon Webber vs. Fern. Rod. Simoes de Almeida: Cruiserweight
- Sarah Liegmann vs. Carisse Brown; Featherweight