{"id":680284,"date":"2026-05-19T07:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/680284\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:02:10","slug":"claressa-shields-slaps-alycia-baumgardner-during-heated-argument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/680284\/","title":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields Slaps Alycia Baumgardner During Heated Argument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4q\">Claressa Shields is considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound women\u2019s boxers of all time, but her ability to make a splash outside of the ring is just as good as her ability to dominate inside the squared circle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4t\">Shields, who is Ring Magazine&#8217;s second-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, has been rivals with unified 130-pound champion Alycia Baumgardner for years, with the two going back-and-forth on social media and in person on multiple occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4w\">On Saturday, May 16, the two got into a heated altercation at an event for the fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, which ended with Shields slapping Baumgardner across the face.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4z\">The two were quickly separated, but still yelling at each other while being pulled away.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"da\" dir=\"ltr\">Trending: Claressa Shields SLAPS Alycia Baumgardner during heated argument. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrunchBoxing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BrunchBoxing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lHfvcILc2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3lHfvcILc2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brunch Boxing (@BrunchBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrunchBoxing\/status\/2056170329270050881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"55\">Shortly after the incident went viral, Shields responded on X, issuing a direct callout to Baumgardner.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"58\">\u201cImma continue giving bitches hell respectfully that lil ass girl said \u2018I\u2019ll beat your ass right now\u2019 after already disrespecting me,\u201d Shields posted on X. \u201cNow you classy and playing victim. Can\u2019t go around threatening people, take that &amp; try and GET YOUR LICK BACK! #GWOAT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imma continue giving bitches hell respectfully \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude2d that lil ass girl said \u201cI\u2019ll beat your ass right now\u201d after already disrespecting me. Now you classy and playing victim. Can\u2019t go around threatening people, take that \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffe  &amp; try and GET YOUR LICK BACK! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GWOAT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GWOAT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ivUmSpe97t\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ivUmSpe97t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Claressashields\/status\/2056174320981070243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5e\">Baumgardner responded with a post of her own on social media, making a statement with just one word: \u201cCheckmate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Checkmate\ud83d\ude09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBHBv4BHrU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wBHBv4BHrU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alycia Baumgardner (@alyciambaum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alyciambaum\/status\/2056091225518923840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 17, 2026<\/a>Will Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner ever fight?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing<\/a> fans have been eyeing this matchup for years, and Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner continue to fuel the hype between a potential matchup by getting into heated arguments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">Saturday wasn\u2019t the first time these two have gone at it during a combat sports event. During the fight between Richardson Hitchins and Gustavo Lemos in April 2024, Shields slapped Baumgardner\u2019s hand away while they were face-to-face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Despite the bad blood between the two fighters, it\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll see them in the ring. Shields and Baumgardner are arguably the two most popular female fighters in America, but the weight difference between the two is too wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01j8wx8scex589wpkk7k.jpg\" alt=\"Alycia Baumgardner\" title=\"Alycia Baumgardner\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"63\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alycia Baumgardner<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Shields has never fought at a weight below the 160-pound division, while Baumgardner\u2019s career high-weight is just under 138 pounds. The two would likely have to meet at 147 pounds, which likely isn\u2019t possible for either.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">The two fighters have been very vocal about each other&#8217;s careers. Baumgardner previously received an adverse finding during VADA testing, leading to Shields accusing her of performance-enhancing drug use. Baumgardner has also criticized Shields repeatedly throughout her career. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">Shields has repeatedly claimed she would meet Baumgardner at 147 pounds for their superfight, so the match-up is still possible. To this point, however, physical altercations and a heated argument are all boxing fans have yet to see.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields is considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound women\u2019s boxers of all time, but her ability to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-680284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}