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Claressa Shields Opens Camp For Her June 22 Showtime Fight

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May 7, 2018

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Claressa Shields Opens Camp For Her June 22 Showtime Fight

BOXING SUPERSTAR CLARESSA SHIELDS OPENS TRAINING CAMP FOR HER UPCOMING WORLD TITLE BOUT WITH A PUBLIC/MEDIA WORKOUT

AT THE DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM IN DETROIT THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

SHIELDS TO FIGHT FOR TITLE IN SECOND WEIGHT CLASS vs HANNA GABRIELS ON JUNE 22 AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE IN DETROIT – LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

FOLLOWING HER WORKOUT, SHIELDS WILL SPEAK WITH DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM STUDENTS, INCLUDING A QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION WITH THE CHILDREN

CLARESSA SHIELDS PUBLIC/MEDIA WORKOUT:

DATE: Wednesday, May 9, 2018

LOCATION: Downtown Boxing Gym, 6445 E. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, MI 48207

SCHEDULE:

3:30-3:45pm – Media/Public Arrival

4:00-4:30pm – Workout Session

4:30-4:50pm – Media Q&A

4:50-5:30pm – Shields Speaks with Students and Q&A

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS/PHOTOS:

– Claressa Shields – Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and WBC & IBF Super-Middleweight World Champion

– Dmitriy Salita – Founder of Salita Promotions

– Khali Sweeney – Founder & CEO of Downtown Boxing Gym

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and Unified Women’s Super-Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields will attempt to become a two-division world champion when she faces unified women’s 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships at Masonic Temple in Detroit on Friday, June 22.

Shields (5-0, 2 KOs) grew up in nearby Flint and was the first American boxer in history (male or female) to win consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. The 23-year-old turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and became the Unified Women’s Super-Middleweight World Champion in just her fourth professional fight. Shields now begins her first camp with renowned trainer, John David Jackson, as she attempts to become a two-division champion.

The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program is a free, after school academic and athletic program that currently serves 150 Detroit students ages 8-18 with a waiting list of more than 850 students. The gym teaches books before boxing with a focus on tutoring, mentorship and enrichment programs, and has a 100% high school graduation rate since its inception in 2007. The program's founder and CEO, Khali Sweeney, was named a Top 10 CNN Hero in 2017.

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