Claressa Shields has signed an $8m (\u00a36.1m) multi-fight contract with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions, which she says will help her “keep breaking barriers inside and outside the ring”.<\/p>\n
The American, who has won undisputed titles in three weight classes and is a two-time Olympic gold-medallist, is one of women’s boxing’s biggest stars.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old turned down interest from Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), which includes top female talent such as Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron, before signing the deal.<\/p>\n
Shields says the contract will give her a bigger platform to continue fighting for equality in the sport.<\/p>\n
“This deal represents more than just a contract, it’s a statement. I’ve fought my entire career to prove that women’s boxing deserves equal respect, equal pay, and equal opportunity,” said Shields.<\/p>\n
“Partnering with Salita Promotions and Wynn Records gives me the platform to keep breaking barriers inside and outside the ring. Together, we’re building something that’s never been done before.”<\/p>\n
Wynn Records describes itself as a leading entertainment and music label, while boxing’s Salita Promotions was set up by former world title challenger Dmitriy Salita in 2010.<\/p>\n
Shields’ last fight was a win over Lani Daniels in July when she retained her undisputed heavyweight crown and extended the unbeaten start to her career to 17 bouts.<\/p>\n
Shields’ first fight under her new deal is set to take place in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Claressa Shields has signed an $8m (\u00a36.1m) multi-fight contract with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions, which she says…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-249846","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}