Video and photos: Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall make weight for Saturday's fight
Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall on Friday made weight for their long-awaited middleweight showdown Saturday at O2 Arena in London (ESPN+).
Both fighters weighed in at 159.3 pounds, one pound below the division limit.
Shields (12-0, 2 KOs) and Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) will be fighting for the undisputed 160-pound championship.
Marshall, of England, is the only fighter to have beaten her American counterpart — amateur or pro. She outpointed a 17-year-old Shields in the 2012 AIBA Women’s Boxing championships.
Also, in another featured bout, Mikaela Mayer (17-0, 5 KOs) and Alycia Baumgardner (12-1, 7 KOs) made weight for their junior lightweight title-unification bout. They both weighed 129.1, .9 below the limit.
Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Mark Robinson of Top Rank via Getty Images.
Claressa Shields (left) and Savannah Marshall. Mark Robinson / Top Rank Inc via Getty Images
Claressa Shields (left) and Savannah Marshall. Mark Robinson / Top Rank Inc via Getty Images
Mikaela Mayer (left) and Alycia Baumgardner. Mark Robinson / Top Rank Inc via Getty Images
Mikaela Mayer (left) and Alycia Baumgardner. Mark Robinson / Top Rank Inc via Getty Images