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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 21: Gold medalist Claressa Maria Shields of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Boxing Middle (69-75kg) on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 6 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 21: Gold medalist Claressa Maria Shields of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Boxing Middle (69-75kg) on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 6 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
The self-proclaimed ‘Gwoat’ Claressa Shields is the torchbearer of combat sports in the USA. The 27-year-old is a complete combat sport warrior. She was a leading boxer and had also taken to the MMA octagons a few times. Recently, the three-weight class champ drew the attention of her fans by answering a bizarre question.
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She took to Instagram and dropped a question. Which said, “What y’all wanna know about the GWOAT. Do you wear fake teeth?”
Along with that, she shared a smiling picture of herself that displayed white shining teeth.
After putting the query, she wrote a hilarious reply. She mentioned, “If you mad cause I got a bag and fixed my teeth just say that.”
Notably, Shields has a very social character arch, and she often comes up with such stuff on the social media platforms to keep her fans engaged. This was not the only question she shared on her Instagram story. Along with that, she dropped several other questions.
The upcoming bout of Claressa Shields
The most probable bout that Shields is most likely to take next is against British boxer Savannah Marshall. The duo had a heated exchange in the open after Shield’s win on February 6, which went viral and created a pretty intense buzz in the boxing world.
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MIAMI, FL – APRIL 04: WBA, WBC and IBF Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields poses for the media before her workout at 5th Street Gym on April 4, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Shields is training to fight WBO Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer for the undisputed middleweight world championship April 13. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Marshall had attended the showdown between undisputed middleweight champion Shields and the challenger Ema Kozin. The 10-round battle under the lights in Cardiff, Wales, turned out to be a great success for Shields. She emerged victorious by decision.
Though she dominated the entire bout, she failed to score a knockout. The undefeated Marshall took it as an advantage and fired on Shields later questioning the power of the latter. However, it did not sit well with the two-time Olympic gold medalist, and they had a very rough exchange.
Meanwhile, the duo decided to settle all scores in the ring. Let’s see when this highly anticipated bout will land.
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