When Does The Battle Begin?

Claressa Shields will look to grow to be an undisputed champion in her fifth weight class when she faces Danielle Perkins in a heavyweight conflict on Sunday on the Dort Monetary Heart in her hometown of Flint, Michigan.

The occasion begins at 7:30 PM (ET) and might be streamed stay on DAZN.

Shields and Perkins weighed in on Saturday. Shields got here in below the sunshine heavyweight restrict at 173.6 kilos, whereas Perkins tipped the scales at 177.2 kilos.

Shields stays undefeated at 15-0 with 3 KOs. The GWOAT might be defending her WBC heavyweight title, whereas the vacant WBA, IBF, and WBO belts may also be on the road.

Perkins, 42 years previous, enters this combat with restricted expertise, having simply 5 skilled bouts below her belt, although she stays undefeated. Each fighters final competed in July 2024 on the identical card in Detroit.

That night time, Shields secured a second-round TKO over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in the principle occasion, capturing the WBO gentle heavyweight, WBC, and WBF heavyweight titles. In the meantime, Perkins received a unanimous resolution over Christianne Fahey.

Given their placement on the identical card in July, this matchup was possible a part of a broader plan for Shields’ quest to grow to be undisputed in yet one more weight class. Together with her thirtieth birthday approaching subsequent month, she might select to stay at gentle heavyweight and heavyweight for the rest of her profession.

If that’s the case, Shields may grow to be a trailblazer for heavier divisions in girls’s boxing. Historically, a lot of the focus has been on lower-weight lessons. The query stays—can Shields assist convey larger consideration to the sunshine heavyweight and heavyweight divisions in girls’s boxing?

It’s definitely doable, however to take action, she’ll must proceed successful and face opponents with stronger résumés than Perkins. Nonetheless, this bout is anticipated to be historic, and the ambiance might be electrical as Shields’ hometown followers rally behind her.

Here’s a take a look at the upcoming boxing schedule following Shields vs. Perkins.

Saturday, February 8, 2025

• Dereck Chisora vs. Otto Wallin
  • Location: Co-Op Stay Area, Manchester, GB
  • Time: 2:00 PM (ET)

Friday, February 14, 2025

• WBO World Light-weight Championship: (c) Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis
• Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer
• Vito Mielnicki vs. Connor Coyle
• Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias
• Abdullah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes
  • Location: The Theater at MSG, New York Metropolis, US
  • Time: 8:00 PM (ET)

Saturday, February 15, 2025

• Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza
  • Location: Co-Op Stay Area, Manchester, GB
  • Time: Midday (ET)
• Oscar Duarte vs. Regis Prograis
  • Location: Honda Heart, Anaheim, California, US
  • Time: 8:00 PM (ET)

Saturday, February 22, 2025

• The Ring, WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Gentle Heavyweight Championship: (c) Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
• IBF Heavyweight Championship: (c) Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker
• WBC Light-weight Championship: (c) Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
• WBC Middleweight Championship: (c) Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
• Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
• Joshua Buatsi vs. Callum Smith
• Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel
  • Location: Kingdom Area, Riyadh, SA
  • Time: Midday (ET)

Monday, February 24, 2025

• WBC World Bantamweight Championship: (c) Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuellar Contreras
  • Location: Ariake Area, Tokyo, JP
  • Time: 2:00 AM (ET)

Saturday, March 1, 2025

• WBA World Light-weight Championship: (c) Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr.
  • Location: Barclays Heart, New York Metropolis, US
  • Time: 8:00 PM (ET)

Friday, March 7, 2025

• The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Worth
  • Location: Royal Albert Corridor, London, GB
  • Time: 1:00 PM (ET)

Saturday, March 15, 2025

• WBA World Featherweight Championship: (c) Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
  • Location: M&S Financial institution Area, Liverpool, GB
  • Time: 1:00 PM (ET)

Sunday, March 16, 2025

• Callum Walsh vs. Dean Sutherland
  • Location: The Theater at MSG, New York Metropolis, US
  • Time: 9:00 PM (ET)