Uncrowned has Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn 2 live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Shields vs. Crews-Dezurn 2 fight card on Sunday night at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Pound-for-pound star Claressa Shields defends her undisputed heavyweight championship in a rematch against Franchon Crews-Dezurn in the night’s main event.
Shields (17-0, 3 KOs) is Uncrowned’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. A two-time Olympic champion, Shields is widely considered one of the greatest fighters in women’s boxing history. She has captured 18 world championships across five different weight classes since turning pro in 2016, including becoming undisputed champion at super welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight.
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Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 KOs) is a former friend and mentor turned rival for Shields. She is the current WBA and WBC unified super middleweight world champion and was previously undisputed champ of the weight class.
Shields and Crews-Dezurn made their pro debuts against one another in late 2016, with Shields winning by decision. Prior to that, they fought three times in the Olympic trials and as amateurs, with Shields again winning every bout.
The Shields vs. Crews-Dezurn 2 fight card starts at 8 p.m. ET on DAZN, with main event ring walks expected around 11 p.m. ET.
Follow all of the action with Uncrowned’s live results and play-by-play of the main card below.
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Fight card (8 p.m. ET, DAZN)
Undisputed heavyweight championship: Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn
Light heavyweight: Atif Oberlton def. Joseph George by 1st Rd TKO
WBA light heavyweight championship: Danielle Perkins def. Che Kenneally by 6th Rd TKO [highlights]
Heavyweight:Â Pryce Taylor def. James Evans by 5th Rd TKO [highlights]
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Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM PST
Alan Dawson
She loosens up midway through her ring walk, singing, gesturing. She looks ready, as Corey Erdman says on the DAZN commentary that she was the predecessor to Shields in the amateur game, lost her debut to a debuting Shields in the pro game, but can now do damage, just like she did against Maricela Cornejo, and Shadasia Green, rebounding from a loss to Savannah Marshall.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM PST
Alan Dawson
From the entrances of the headline fighters, to the Detroit mayor, and the national anthem singer, there’s some incredible fits at Little Caesars Arena.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM PST
Alan Dawson
I’m going repeat for Shields rather than revenge for Crews-Dezurn.
This is just her time, she’s got one of the greatest skillsets in the entire women’s game. She’s boxing in front of 18,000 people. New partnerships. It’s all coming together for her, against a fighter she’s already beaten who, though has improved and won titles since then, she’s 38 — eight years Shields’s senior.
The biggest thing that makes this bout interesting, for me, is that wild brawl at the weigh-in. It adds more needle to the fight, they went back-and-forth on X today, and both fighters will need to fight with logic, rather than emotion. Easier said than done, though.
I’m still looking forward to watching it all unfold.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM PST
Alan Dawson
“I haven’t [seen anything like that],” pound-for-pound boxer, Mikaela Mayer, said on the DAZN broadcast. “I’ve seen a delayed knockdown. He sat on the stool, then fell off. Very delayed.
“Shout out to George, respectful of his opponent.”
“Hopefully, George is okay. The only thing I can think of, is a bad weight cut, bad nutrition. And any [shot to the head] can cause trauma [when dehydrated].”
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM PST
Alan Dawson
“I know I was being defensively responsible, if he fell in and a head butt happened, I just know I avoided the shot,” Oberlton told DAZN’s Chris Mannix.
“I’m glad he got on his feet and he’s okay.”
“If he wants to run it back, we can do it.”
“I’m just glad he’s okay. I told him, ‘I have love for you, bro.’ And wanted to know he was safe.”
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM PST
Alan Dawson
But the crowd doesn’t cheer. At all.
I think everyone is still in shock.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM PST
Alan Dawson
Replay suggests a clash of the heads toward the end of the round. He returns to the stool and kind of seems communicative, before slipping off the stool. He lay on the canvas, and Oberlton expressed concern immediately, and tried himself to get through to George.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:54 PM PST
Alan Dawson
He’s on a stool, now. And the crowd cheers the gesture. This is slightly better news.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM PST
Alan Dawson
What on Earth is going on here? George is on the floor. George collapsed off his stool between rounds, before the second round. He doesn’t look conscious. This looks horrible. It wasn’t even a heavy round. Dehydration? Oberlton looks confused, too.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM PST
Alan Dawson
If Oberlton fights as good as his entrances then, boy, Joseph George is in trouble. After a typically energy-sucking feeling-out round, which muted the crowd considerably, there remained little action of note, though Oberlton kept a varied job extended, pawing, shooting it from different angles, and feinting, as he looked to force George into an opening he could take advantage of. George swung with a left hook but missed wildly. I don’t mind the jab, but after the Perkins knockout, this crowd might boo before long.
Round 1: 10-9 — Oberlton
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM PST
Alan Dawson
… but give me just 10% of the confidence Abif Oberlton has when walking to the ring, and, yeah. That would be great.
This is an entertaining ring-walk from Oberlton, dripping in the kind of swag Zuffa Boxing would want to outlaw and give a monotone outfit to instead, and he’s dapping, dancing, and posing for what looks like a documentary camera accompanying him to the ring.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM PST
Alan Dawson
The penultimate fight of the night is a national light heavyweight title fight between Abif Oberlton, who is unbeaten in 14 bouts, and Joseph George, who also has 14 fights but is 13-1. A well-matched fight between two 175-pounders.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM PST
Alan Dawson
“I wanted her to come into my space, and then let it fly,” Perkins told Chris Mannix post-fight, when it came to the trap she used to bait the Kenneally. “I’ll press, press, press. Half-step, and see what she does. I saw it was the play. Waited 30 seconds in my mind. Press, press, press. And I let it go.”
On what’s next, Perkins wants all-comers.
“Shadashia Green — I’m here for it,” she said. “Savannah Marshall, whoever. I’m the WBA champ now, and I’m here to clean it up.”
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM PST
Alan Dawson
Awkward style, just bouncing around like Emmanuel Augustus, cracking power shots for fun, luring an opponent — a champion, no less — into a trap and then BANG! It’s all over with the type of knockout that’s rare in the women’s game. What a shot. What a fight. What a champion.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:19 PM PST
Alan Dawson
And Perkins drops her! IT’S ALL OVER! Blood was pouring out the corner of her mouth! WHAT A WAY TO ANNOUNCE YOURSELF AS CHAMPION! Kenneally was just never able to recover. I need replay footage instantly of this fight-finishing right hook. It was a true one-punch knockout!
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM PST
Alan Dawson
The Drunken Master, returned in a 2026 version of Danielle Perkins. Just an intensely weird, awkward, style that will put some off. Not me. I still have her ahead. Kind of fun.
Round 5: 49-46 — Perkins
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM PST
Alan Dawson
Perkins is now clowning Kenneally and though it perhaps only underlines how comfortable she’s feeling, the lead isn’t a runaway one yet. Kenneally throws a combination, which lands, but Perkins is completely unfazed. Okay, maybe the showwomanship is within reason. If nothing Kenneally is doing can trouble her, and if her attack is already a level above, why not.
Round 4: 39-37 — Perkins
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM PST
Alan Dawson
Perkins pops the southpaw jab and cracks the left hand. Kenneally counters but this has swung so heavily into a Perkins fight. The way this fight has shaped up already, it’s her world championship shot to lose! The pace is fought at the one in which she’s more comfortable, she seems to have a combination of power and punch variety that is foiling Kenneally, and a sharp right hook at the end of the round, followed up with a flurry against the ropes, reinforced her dominance.
Round 3: 29-28 — Perkins
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM PST
Alan Dawson
One thing to perhaps note heading into the second is just how heavy Kenneally was breathing in the corner after only one round — perhaps all down to the pace Perkins is forcing the champion to fight at. And the shootout continued into round two. Some good right hands from Perkins! And now a three-shot flurry. And two punches before she disappears out of range! This is a scrap. Perkins seems to have arms longer than her tale of the tape suggests, and could beat Kenneally from mid to lengthier ranges.
Round 2: 19-19
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM PST
Alan Dawson
Kenneally boxing nice already in the opener, unfurling multi-shot combinations over and over. Perkins tries to make it awkward with unconventional fencing, and squating, but it only invites a hammer of a shot down the pipe. Much better opening round than the first fight of the night, earlier.
Round 1: 10-9 — Kenneally