DETROIT (AP) – Claressa Shields is calling herself the GWOAT.
In the boxing ring, it’s hard to argue with her boast of being the Greatest Woman Of All Time.
“Who’s better than me?” Shields asked after pummeling Nikki Adler on Friday night, giving the two-time Olympic champion the Women’s WBC and IBF Super Middleweight world titles. “I don’t know of anybody yet. And if I do find somebody, I’m ready to take her out.”
The lopsided fight was mercifully stopped at 1:34 of the fifth round, awarding Shields a victory by technical knockout. She used a combination of powerful punches that left Adler defenseless in a matchup of previously unbeaten boxers.
“I felt tired and weak in the ring,” Adler said after her U.S. debut.