A special fight deserves special preparation, so BOXXER chartered a ship to take their bitter rivals Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields, plus a host of British media, up the River Thames for open training and showdowns in the shadow of the iconic London Tower Bridge. .
Joining the crew on the ‘BOXXER Battleship’ were event co-main fighters Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner and some of the featured British fighters from the iconic arll-female card, including Lauren Price, Karriss Artingstall, Carlone Dubois, April Hunter , Georgia O. Connor and Ebonie Jones.
As the city’s main sights passed by, the assortment of stars took to the ring for a pre-competition workout on Saturday in front of the assembled media and a platoon of stars from the world of female spotting, including Fara Williams. , England’s most capped female soccer player. 400m player and Olympic gold medalist Christine Ohuruogo.
Super featherweight champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner also clashed before their clash on Saturday night, with the pair trading blows on social media for months, coming to an explosive conclusion this weekend at the O2 Arena. live on Sky Sports.
Savannah Marshall said: “She’s said a lot about me, but it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t bother me. I don’t care what she thinks about anything, she’s not one of my friends or family, so her opinion means nothing to me. We’ll talk in the ring on Saturday night: I’ll take her to deep water and drown her in the Thames.”
Claressa Shields said: “I have always said that women’s boxing can sell and that I was the one. It’s almost sold out, there will be almost 20,000 fans at the O2 Arena and I’ve been training to the bone. I want all the smoke and when I leave the ring on Saturday night, Savannah Marshall will be silenced and I will be the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.”
Fara Williams, England’s most capped female footballer: “This event is incredible and shows how far women’s sport has come a few years ago. BOXXER has taken a lot of risk here and it’s good that it was done. It will be a historic event in front of 20,000 people, and there will be an undisputed middleweight champion. And hopefully an English one too.”
Christine Ohuruogu, 400m Olympic Gold Medalist: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in boxing. A card from all women, never happened before. Let’s hope that events like this in boxing happen again. This follows the incredible women’s soccer of the summer. I am very happy to see women’s sport with such a positive momentum.”
Tickets for the event are nearly sold out, with a small batch remaining in the £25 category. A full house is expected at the London 02 Arena on Saturday night for this historic moment in women’s sport.
