{"id":79661,"date":"2019-04-13T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79661"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:12:40","slug":"claressa-shields-christina-hammer-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79661","title":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields &#8211; Christina Hammer Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79661\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79662 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image004-1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image004-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image004-1.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Photo by Stephanie Trapp\/Showtime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Undefeated middleweight champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer went face-to-face one final time during a tension-filled official weigh-in for the most significant event in women\u2019s boxing history. Both fighters made weight as the two champions aim to become the undisputed middleweight champion tomorrow in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME (9:10 p.m. ET\/PT) from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Top American heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin will take on former No. 1-ranked U.S. amateur Rydell Booker in the 10-round co-featured bout while undefeated Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin will battle highly decorated amateur Nick Kisner in a 10-round clash that will open the tripleheader.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Salita Promotions, are priced at $150, $100, $55 and $35 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster and at boardwalkhall.com.<\/p>\n<p>OFFICIAL WEIGHTS:<\/p>\n<p>IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO Middleweight World Championship \u2013 10 Rounds<\/p>\n<p>Claressa Shields: 159 \u00bd pounds<\/p>\n<p>Christina Hammer: 159 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Sparkle Lee; Judges: Lynne Carter (Pa.), Guido Cavalleri (Italy), Ruben Taylor (Ariz.)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Co-Feature \u2013 10 Rounds<\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Franklin: 245 \u00bc pounds<\/p>\n<p>Rydell Booker: 238 \u00be pounds<\/p>\n<p>Referee: David Franciosi; Judges: Eugene Grant (N.J.), Alan Rubenstein (Pa.), James Kinney (N.J.)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Bout \u2013 10 Rounds<\/p>\n<p>Otto Wallin: 227 \u00bc pounds<\/p>\n<p>Nick Kisner: 221 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Earl Brown; Judges: Eugene Grant (N.J.), Alan Rubenstein (Pa.), James Kinney (N.J.)<\/p>\n<p>FINAL QUOTES:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXzY1pMxepw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>Claressa Shields<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very relaxed. When I feel this relaxed, I know it\u2019s going to be a good fight. I don\u2019t even feel like there\u2019s a fight; I feel very calm and I always fight better when I feel this way. I\u2019ve checked all the boxes for this fight. The conditioning, the nutrition, the training, everything. I am entirely focused on the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve played this fight in my head many times. The first round is a very important round. She\u2019ll find out just how strong I am in the first round and I\u2019m going to let her know she\u2019s in with a fighter. I\u2019m going to let her know she won\u2019t control this fight in any aspect. I can outbox Hammer. I\u2019m way faster and I have great head movement. I came to fight. I want to see where her heart is and how strong she is. If she\u2019s not as strong as she says she is, she\u2019s going to want to get out of there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I box, I feel like I need to go out there and perform so that women\u2019s boxing isn\u2019t in the position we\u2019re in now. I want the little girls coming up not to have to go through what I\u2019ve gone through in terms of equal pay and trying to get on TV. I was able to box my way up to get here and it shouldn\u2019t be as hard for other women to do the same. This fight is bigger than me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christina Hammer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked really hard for this. I\u2019ve sacrificed everything for this fight and it\u2019s time to show who\u2019s the real champion and who Christina Hammer is. I feel like I\u2019m the stronger one, mentally. I showed her at the stare down that I\u2019m not scared. Every fight, there\u2019s a mental battle and I think I won the mental battle for this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to stick to my game plan and not worry about hers. Shields is beatable. Hanna Gabriels showed that. I have to make her pay for every mistake. We\u2019ve analyzed her a lot and I\u2019ve known for a long time that I would one day fight her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not scared of her one bit. Why would I be scared of her? I worked really hard for this opportunity and now it\u2019s the point where I have to show it. I have to focus in every single round. This will be a tough fight and I know my opponent also wants to win but on Saturday night, I will be the undisputed champion of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that a lot of women will be inspired by this fight. I want women to know that if they work hard, they can make it to whatever level they aspire to be in whatever sport it is they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Franklin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always study my opponents and watch tape. I see a guy in Booker that likes to slow the pace and try to control the distance. I\u2019m very active. I call myself a boxer-puncher, and I adjust my game plan depending on my opponent. I will capitalize on his weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to fight the best. That\u2019s a mindset that I\u2019ll always have, but I understand how boxing works and I might have to wait for my time. It\u2019s a great time to be a heavyweight and I feel like it will be my time soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to take him to the deep waters, and he may not be able to survive once I take him there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rydell Booker<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been boxing since I was seven years old. I\u2019ve always had a passion for boxing and while I was away, I took care of my body and I always knew I wanted to fight again. I was able to do a little bit of training and did the best I could, but being in prison definitely wasn\u2019t conducive to being a boxer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a gift that a lot of fighters don\u2019t have. I have a good jab. I have the ability to be an effective counter-puncher and I can fight when I need to. Jermaine Franklin has never been in with somebody with the talent and experience that I have. I\u2019m a better fighter than I was 15 years ago because I\u2019m smarter and stronger mentally. My skills have not deteriorated at all and my body has been preserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Otto Wallin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in New York for three years with Joey [Gamache]. I\u2019m used to the training. To be fighting on such a big card, there\u2019s a lot more press than I\u2019m used to. There\u2019s been a lot of interviews and press conferences and I can feel that this is a big event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweden needs a boxing superstar that stands out, and I want to be that person. I see good fighters in the heavyweight division. The top three fighters are really good. I want to take care of Saturday night, fight a couple more times this year and then next year I will be ready for a step-up in competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nick Kisner<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sought this fight. I asked for it. Wallin is good but I really like to challenge myself. I think he\u2019s one of the best heavyweights out there. This is a great opportunity. I think it\u2019s going to be a challenge but at the same time I think I can win this fight. It doesn\u2019t get much bigger of an opportunity than to fight live on SHOWTIME.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=79327\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=79327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-79305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Writers250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Writers250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Writers250-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Photo by Stephanie Trapp\/Showtime Undefeated middleweight champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer went face-to-face one final time during a tension-filled official weigh-in for the most significant event in women\u2019s boxing history. 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