Katie Taylor rival gives definitive prediction on who will win third fight versus Amanda Serrano
CLARESSA Shields has backed Katie Taylor to make it 3-0 against Amanda Serrano, citing the Puerto Rican's stubbornness as her kryptonite.
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The rivals will throw down for a third time on July 11
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Shields and Serrano are two of only three female boxers to have won world titles across five divisions
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Despite having been victorious on both occasions they've duked it out, the close nature of each contest has
It will be held at Madison Square Garden just like
And Shields reckons a similar result will unfold before the massive global audience that tunes in to watch it on
The two-time Olympic gold medallist told
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"I mean, Amanda has some underlying issues with me, and saying that I downplay her career. Whatever the f*** she's talking about.
"So I don't know what that's about. What I will say is, from my knowledge, Katie Taylor is the better fighter.
"And Amanda can beat her! Amanda can beat her. But she won't. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
"And Amanda — I'm not calling her old, because I don't know how old she is. I just know she's older than me — she's stuck in her ways.
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"And I think that not only is she stuck in her ways, but her coaches are stuck in their ways too.
"You have to look at what the judges saw, and think, 'Okay, even though we feel like we won, we need to fix X, Y, and Z.' But I don't think that she's mentally capable of doing that."
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Since turning pro in November 2016, the same month as Taylor did, Shields has gone on to
The 30-year-old has compiled a record of 16-0 with her last boxing bout coming in February when she cruised to a decision against Danielle Perkins.
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She has fought since then, however, as she
Last month though she announced her retirement from Mixed Martial Arts as she intends to go back to putting her full focus on the sweet science of boxing.
She mostly fights at light middleweight (154lbs) so between her size and age advantage, it's unlikely she'll ever be matched up against the Wicklow wonder.
The most recent news around Taylor's looming fight card came over the weekend when a fighter on the undercard
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Dina Thorslund withdraw from her title unification bout against IBF bantamweight holder Shurretta Metcalf as the unified bantamweight champ revealed that she is expecting her second child.
She has relinquished her WBO title. Upon her return to the ring Thorslund may request to be designated mandatory challenger.
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