世界’S GREATEST WOMEN’S BOXER CLARESSA SHIELDS SIGNS
WITH THE PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE TO TAKE ON
THE SPORT OF MMA
Shields is Looking to Do What No Man or Woman Has Done Before and Become Champion in Pro Boxing and MMA Simultaneously
The Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist is Looking to Cement Herself as the Greatest Woman Fighter of All Time
Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative league in the world, today announced the signing of Claressa Shields, considered the best female boxer in the world. The 25-year old American is a three-division boxing world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Shields, who has won all 10 of her bouts since turning pro after the 2016 Games, chose to make her MMA debut in the PFL, and will look to enter the 2022 PFL Season after a series of special attraction fights in 2021.
Shields is the consensus number one female pound-for-pound boxer in the world today, and has long expressed her intentions to compete in the sport of mixed martial arts as well, with aspirations of becoming the greatest two-sport athlete of all time and simultaneously holding world championships in boxing and MMA. In addition to her two Olympic golds, Shields is a two-time amateur world champion and the fastest boxer to earn titles in three different divisions.
Apart from her accolades inside the boxing ring, Shields is an advocate for youth development and women’的权利。在2016年，Shields被女性杂志评选为年度最佳运动女性’s Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King.
“我很高兴地宣布，PFL已与Claressa Shields签约，Claressa Shields是奥运会拳击两次金牌获得者和三分区职业拳击世界冠军，”职业战士联盟首席执行官彼得·默里说。“她已超越体育运动，并已成为全球偶像，并激发了有抱负的年轻运动员的灵感。克拉丽莎（Claressa）是一个令人难以置信的人，一个真正的明星运动员，并且有着惊人的故事。”
“克拉丽莎（Claressa）在开始其多年的PFL MMA职业生涯时，将继续保持专业水平。粉丝们将在2021年体验她的职业MMA首次亮相，这可以通过ESPN在美国以及全球160个国家/地区看到，” Murray added.
“我要感谢职业战士联盟和彼得·穆雷（Peter Murray）相信我，并给了我这个难得的机会。吸引我参加PFL的是，它绝对是战斗机优先组织，我可以’等不及要参与其中。自从转为职业选手以来，我的目标一直是成为GWOAT并成为像Bo Jackson和Deion Sanders这样的两运动明星，”克拉丽莎·希尔兹说。“我想去没有男人和女人都可以参加拳击和MMA锦标赛的地方。在MMA中进行PFL一拳两击，在拳击中打出Salita Promotions，这将使我继续表明，女人可以做的事没有任何限制。我可以’等着上班了！”
“我们很高兴通过PFL进入MMA—an innovative, progressive organization with the most compelling format in the industry,” said Shields’经理马克·塔夫（Mark Taffet）。“克拉丽莎（Claressa）是一个千载难逢的运动员，他在拳击方面已经取得了举世无双的成就。现在，她希望通过成为第一个同时获得拳击和MMA冠军的男人或女人来继续创造历史。现在，有了MMA中的PFL和拳击中的Salita Promotions，她将能够在全球舞台上做到这一点，同时继续在全球范围内吸引更多的粉丝。”
The PFL’ŝ2021赛季开始于4月23日，随着常规赛继续于4月29日，5月6日，6月10日，6月17日和6月25日的2021赛季的特点两届PFL女性回归’轻量级冠军凯拉·哈里森（Kayla Harrison），他也是柔道两次获得奥运会金牌得主。
