Gold medal-winning boxer Claressa Shields returns to Flint Shields won second straight gold medal
FLINT, Mich. – Flint native Claressa Shields put on a clinic in Rio, boxing her way to her second straight gold medal.
On Tuesday evening, after months and months of training, Shields celebrated her return home.
Shields landed at Flint Bishop Airport and spoke with some of her hometown fans about the experience and how she brought the spirit of Flint with her to every fight.
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