Claressa Shields
American boxer
克勞瑞莎·希爾茲 · クラレッサ・シールズ · 클레어사 실즈
- Born
- 17 March 1995, Flint
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Nickname
- T-Rex
Claressa Maria Shields (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist. She has held 20 major world championships spanning five weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title in March 2021; the undisputed female middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024; the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) female super middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018; the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female light heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025 and the undisputed female heavyweight title from 2025 to 2026. Shields currently holds the record for becoming a two, three, four and five division world champion in the fewest professional fights. As of August 12, 2025, she is ranked the world's best active female light heavyweight by BoxRec, as well as the best active female boxer, pound for pound, by ESPN and The Ring.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's middleweight | 2012 | |
| boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's middleweight | 2016 |
Awards and honours
- Christy Martin Award 2018
- Christy Martin Award 2022
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q452598 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.