After a last-second postponement due to the UK’s insistence on forcing everyone to mourn Queen Elizabeth’s death, whether they wanted to or not, the Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall/Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia Baumgardner women’s doubleheader has been officially rescheduled for October. 15 at the O2 Arena in London.
The original card, planned for September 10, went through the entire weigh-in process before BBBofC pulled the plug. By all accounts, none of the fighters received financial compensation for the disruption, and it doesn’t appear that the American fighters received support for the logistical nightmare of returning to the United States, squeezing out a couple weeks of last-minute training, and then getting started. a new weight cut.
Idiocy aside, it’s a great card and I’m glad we won’t have to wait too long to see it again. The downside is that instead of being in the spotlight like he would have been on the 10th, he’ll have to share the date with Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius, Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr 2, and something called Jay Swingler vs. Cherdleys that I’m on. convinced is an elaborate farce, Kaufman-esque.
