Claressa Shields became a four-division world champion after defeating Vanessa Joanisse by second-round TKO to win the WBC heavyweight title and the WBO light heavyweight title, Saturday night in Detroit.
Shields (15-0, 3 KOs), 29, is one of only three boxers (Usyk and Terence Crawford are the others) in the history of the sport to be undisputed champion in two weight classes. She reigns at middleweight and previously did at junior middleweight. Shields is also a former unified super middleweight champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2012 and 2016).
Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs), 29, challenged Alejandra Jimenez for the WBC heavyweight title in 2017, losing by third-round TKO. After that fight, she took a break from boxing of almost six years due a to a car accident. Since her return last year, Joanisse had recorded four consecutive victories, including a split-decision win over Abril Argentina Vidal in March to win the title, before losing to Shields.
Earlier in London, Derek Chisora defeated Joe Joyce by unanimous decision at O2 Arena. After 10 rounds, all three judges had the fight for Chisora 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94.
Joyce, a -450 favorite per ESPN BET entering the fight, was looking for a victory that could put him back into title contention, but Chisora dropped Joyce in Round 9 en route to the victory.
Chisora (35-13, 23), 40, is a perennial contender that has fought some of the big names in the heavyweight division. He's known for his trilogy with Tyson Fury (all losses), and most of his other defeats also have come against top competition, such as Vitali Klitschko, David Haye, Dillian Whyte, Joseph Parker and undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs), 38, is a former WBA and WBO mandatory challenger, but he never got the opportunity to fight for a full world title. He has notable victories over Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker and Bryant Jennings, but his two losses were by KO to Zhilei Zhang in back-to-back fights last year.
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The Joyce-Chisora fight card replay can be streamed on ESPN+.
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Joyce vs. Chisora main card:
Main card:
Derek Chisora defeated Joe Joyce by unanimous decision in a 10-round heavyweight bout
Ryan Garner defeated Archie Sharp by unanimous decision in a 10-round junior lightweight bout
Moses Itauma defeated Mariusz Wach by second-round TKO in a heavyweight bout
Shields vs. Joanisse main card:
Title fight: Claressa SHields defeated Vanessa Joanisse by second-round TKO to win the WBC heavyweight title and the WBO light heavyweight title
Michel Rivera defeated Hugo Alberto Roldan by split decision in a junior welterweight bout
Julian Smith defeated Shohjahon Ergashev by split decision in a 10-round junior welterweight bout
What other boxing fights are happening this weekend?
Saturday in Melrose, Massachusetts
Andrii Novytskyi defeated Keith Rydell Mayes Jr. by first-round KO in a heavyweight bout
Joseph Adorno defeated Pablo Ernesto Oliveto by first-round KO in a junior welterweight bout
Nick Molina defeated Lucas Alejandro Mignoni by unanimous decision in a junior welterweight bout
For all the other major fight cards in boxing, please visit the ESPN boxing schedule.
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