The Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall Women’s Status card scheduled for Saturday in London remained up in the air Thursday in the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death.
BOXXER, the main promoter of the Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall card scheduled for Saturday in London, confirmed that Friday’s weigh-in would take place, but that fans and media will no longer be able to attend.
And he indicated that a decision on the fate of the card itself would be made after meetings with government and sports organizations.
The statement said:
“The news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was received today with great sadness by the athletes and staff of BOXXER. With the utmost respect, the official weigh-ins scheduled for Friday for BOXXER — LEGACY: Shields vs. Marshall will now take place behind closed doors and will not be open to the media or the public.
“An announcement on the status of the event will be made on Saturday, at London’s O2, after consultation with relevant government and sports sector bodies and will be made as soon as possible. This announcement will be made through Boxxer.com and official BOXXER social media channels.
“The deepest condolences of every BOXXER athlete and staff member go out to the Royal Family and all those affected by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Many sporting events have already been postponed, according to multiple reports. Among them: Europa League football, BWM PGA championship, horse racing at Southwell and Chelmsford, the Northampton-Saracens rugby match, a cricket competition between England and South Africa and more.
Shields and Marshall, who is English, were set to fight for the undisputed middleweight championship, a decade after Marshall became the only boxer to beat Shields, amateur or professional.
Marshall, 21 at the time, outpointed 17-year-old Shields at the 2012 AIBA World Championships. Shields won two Olympic gold medals and major titles in three divisions as a professional.
Marshall also became world champion in 2020.
