Claressa Shields: Briton Savannah Marshall triggers rematch clause and wants UK bout

Claressa Shields bushed Savannah Marshall connected points successful October

Savannah Marshall has triggered her rematch clause with Claressa Shields and wants the 2nd combat to instrumentality spot successful the UK.

Marshall, 31, has suggested Newcastle United's St James' Park could big the rematch.

"Fight won't beryllium successful the UK, but yes I judge the challenge," Shields responded connected Twitter.

Marshall's decision by Shields was the archetypal of her nonrecreational vocation and the erstwhile satellite champion is assured she tin bushed her long-time rival successful a rematch.

"Going from the past fight, I deliberation I tin outbox her," Marshall said connected Soccer AM. "[It's] conscionable changing the tactics.

"[Last clip the tactics were] to spell retired there, beryllium connected her thorax and marque her work. She had much than what I thought she would."

Shields moved to 13-0 with the triumph and avenged the nonaccomplishment successful 2012 erstwhile the brace met arsenic amateurs - the lone decision of her full boxing career.

But portion Shields, 27, has said she volition judge the rematch, she insists she volition lone combat Marshall again successful the US.

"I don't cognize wherefore she deliberation she tin outbox me, she can't box, conscionable a large powerfulness puncher," Shields said.

"We are not warring the UK. I whooped her. It's clip for her to get her travelling boots connected and travel to the USA 🇺🇸 that's lone mode rematch going to get made."

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