Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn are set to face off within the ring at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Feb. 22; nevertheless, at their remaining weigh-in, they began warming up their fingers in a shoving match.
Donned in a floor-length inexperienced mink coat, a Louis Vuitton velvet swimsuit, and a bob wig within the type of Faith Evans, the undefeated heavyweight champion Shields pulled up on her opponent—who was decked out in a black fur and orange wig—going head-to-head for a conventional trash speaking session. And then issues went left.
According to Shields, Crews-Dezurn headbutted her in an try and throw the battle out of worry. The two fighters and their entourages exchanged phrases and shoves earlier than the scene calmed again down. The GWOAT instantly took to social media to name out her opponent for being unprofessional and let her know that she was coming for an additional win within the ring.
“I bought a lot smoke for you tomorrow, I don’t give a f— what you publish,” Shields stated. “You higher put your motherf—-ing dukes up, b****. First you stroll up with the hat and the brim get me within the face. Then after you try this, you all in my face urgent your brow towards mine. If you don’t get the hell off me.”
She continued with phrases for Crews-Dezurn’s husband,
“Let me discuss to little quick man, Glenn. Boy, let me let you know one thing. You tried to run behind that motherf—ing billboard speaking about you gone do one thing to me? First of all, Pap will knock your little a** out. You ain’t by no means received no world championship and also you leaping in folks’s face like you possibly can whoop anyone a**. You ain’t gone whoop my a**, you ain’t gone whoop Pap a**
She additionally made positive to avoid wasting smoke for her primary nemesis Laila Ali, who publicly ridiculed Shields’ physique and questioned whether or not she was in preventing form.
“I BET AT Lil Ali received’t be chatting shit about my physique no extra! Take your shirt off and let’s see your six pack you snake hating ass witch! This the GWOAT- Shields Era,” she stated in a X publish.
Crews-Dezurn has fired again with claims that Shields in addition to the battle’s sponsors, Wynn and Zeus TV, try to railroad her by bending the foundations in an effort to feed social media with content material.
“My group and I’ve been arrange and put in hostile environments to go viral & get content material,” she stated. “My group and I’ve been ambushed and put in unsafe environments with out correct safety or protocol. Despite what’s being portrayed within the media, my group nor I has ever been the aggressors in any scenario. I used to be not conscious that I might be pushed or any of the occasions that befell.”
She continued,
“This goes too far. I used to be power[d] on this predicament. Not the primary time violence has erupted at a CS occasion. My repute is stellar on how my group and I conduct enterprise.”
Of course, Papoose was proper by his girl’s facet by the entire drama and can doubtless be the one to stroll her to the ring for the large battle. Hopefully, the squabbles between Shields and Crews-Dezurn finish contained in the ropes. Either manner, the sisters with fists have all eyes on them for his or her huge night time within the ring. Wishing them each luck!