Boxing icon Claressa Shields has revealed women in boxing arent pushed and promoted much, as compared to MMA.
Shields spoke about MMA stars such as Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg getting regular opportunities on pay-per-view and main events. Boxing is predominantly a male-dominated sport, with a majority of the viewers tuning in to see those fights.
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The multiple weight champion revealed that in MMA, women get the same opportunities as men do. However, in boxing, the opportunities presented are completely different.
In MMA, theres just more exposure than womans boxing. I hate to say it from me just looking at social media, from me just seeing that theyre the main event on every other card and people are coming and filling up arenas for them. We dont have that in womans boxing. I havent even been on pay-per-view yet, and Im a three-time division world champion. But Gervonta Tank Davis is about to be on pay-per-view. Its like, its just not equal, lamented Shields during the Last Stand Podcast.
Shields has burst onto the scene this past year and has a record of (10-2). Shields last fought in January, where she defeated Ivana Habazin and unified the titles.
She revealed that she intends on fighting on the undercard of major fighters such as Manny Pacquiao, Deontay Wilder, or Errol Spence. She believes this is the only way women can advance in the sport, especially on PPV.
I would fight on the undercard of those guys, but Im not going to fight on the undercard of nobody whos not a world champion, especially on pay-per-view, said Shields, as reported by DAZN.
Shields is confident women will get more opportunities soon, however, it will surely take some time
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