Claressa Shields made it 2-0 against Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Detroit this evening, outclassing “The Heavy-Hitting Diva” to retain her undisputed heavyweight title
Crews-Dezurn (10-3, 2 KO), who suffered a clean sweep at Shields’ (18-0, 3 KO) hands in both their professional debuts, bet it all on an early blitz and actually found a bit of success as Shields knuckled down and traded heat. The chip on Shields’ shoulder prompted her to continue the slugfest for the better part of two rounds, but once she settled down and Crews-Dezurn began to tire, it was one-way traffic. Shields’ speed, combination punching, refusal to surrender the clinch, and overall craft were way too much for Crews-Dezurn.
Around the sixth, it looked as though Shields might actually get a stoppage through accumulation, but her complete lack of power kept Crews-Dezurn in the fight just enough to last the distance.
As with all modern Shields fight, the question of what’s left looms large. Unless she boils herself back down to 154, the only real opponent left for her is Shadasia Green, against whom she’d be a prohibitive favorite. As always, she’s too big and the pond is too small.
Shields vs Crews-Dezurn 2 scorecards
All three judges returned clean sweeps of 100-90 for “The GWOAT.”
