Flint native Claressa Shields continues to make history in the boxing ring
Flint’s Claressa Shields is a boxing champion who has been making history for years. Shields was 17 years old when she became the first American woman to win gold in boxing in the 2012 Olympics. In just her second professional fight in 2017 Shields headlined the first women’s boxing main event on premium cable. Unified middleweight champ in her 6th fight and unified super welterweight world champion in her 10th fight. Before she gets in the cage, she’ll step back into the ring in Flint as part of a boxing celebration on International Women’s Day.