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Michael WoodsFingers are crossed, and all systems look good for that much anticipated card featuring a Claressa Shields middleweight clash against amateur rival Savannah Marshall to unfold at 02 Arena in London, England on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Of course, one can't assume that the battle will occur, being that big time boxing in England has been beset by fate and foolishness. Shields (12-0, with 2 KOs; age 27) was to meet Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs; age 31), while Americans Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner were to settle their beef, on Sept. 10. That plan went awry when the Queen died on Sept 8, and the British Boxing Board of Control decided to postpone the card put together by Matchroom, in deference to her Highness.
Hardcore fans know that a PED testing snafu wrecked another high-profile Brit card, the Oct. 8 Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn rumble.
These things happen, especially in boxing, but let's assume the self-proclaimed GWOAT and “the Silent Assassin” will be able to sort their differences Saturday. This match is a long time in the coming, check out the video of the pugilists remarking on their 2012 contest.
If you are considering a bet, are you asking yourself of the two, who has grown more as a pugilist in the last ten years? The answer to that might inform your wager.
Per BetMGM, the betting odds do not get any tighter than this. Savannah Marshall is currently at -110 while Claressa Shields is at +100.
Claressa Shields: Decision +125; KO/TKO +900
Draw: +1400
Savannah Marshall: Decision +260; KO/TKO +250
U.S.: ESPN+
U.K.: Sky Sports
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
Back in London to finish the job 💼#ShieldsMarshall | #MayerBaumgardner | OCT 15 pic.twitter.com/OXp8yWKFFW
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) October 10, 2022
Editor/publisher Michael Woods got addicted to boxing in 1990, when Buster Douglas shocked the world with his demolition of the thought to be impregnable Mike Tyson. The Brooklyn-based journalist Woods has covered the sport since then, for ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, ESPN New York, RING, and he was editor of TheSweetScience.com from 2007-2015. Woods is also an accomplished blow by blow and color man, having done work for Top Rank, DiBella Entertainment, EPIX, and for Facebook Fightnight Live since 2017. He now does work for PROBOX TV, the first truly global boxing network.