Shields Issues GWOAT Challenge to Taylor & Serrano

Shields, nicknamed the GWOAT, is considered one of the world's best boxers, male or female. She aims to become a four-weight world champion on Saturday.

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[{"selector":"#anim-2861c3a4-210a-4bf6-94b6-940955859c5a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4f519ed-e7d0-468f-9c1c-126762f08cc5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Speaking at a news conference before her fight in Detroit with Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, Shields addressed her rivals.

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