Lomachenko vs Campbell: Savannah Marshall is convinced she has the beating of Claressa Shields
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Wednesday 28 August 2019 18:42, UK
Savannah Marshall is convinced she would defeat American pound-for-pound star Claressa Shields a second time if the former amateur rivals meet again in the professional ranks.
Marshall makes her Matchroom debut against Brazilian Daniele Basteri on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Luke Campbell undercard at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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The undefeated super-middleweight is the only fighter to have beaten Shields when she outpointed the American on the way to becoming Britain's first female amateur world champion in 2012.
Shields went on to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals, claimed a world middleweight title in her fourth fight before dropping down to 160lbs and winning all four major world titles in the space of a year.
The 24-year-old, who is aiming to become a three-weight champion in her next fight in October when she takes on Ivana Habazin for the WBO super-welterweight title, is undefeated in nine pro fights and a winner in 77 of her 78 amateur bouts - with her sole defeat handed out by Marshall.
"I'm in this sport to become a world champion," said Marshall. "I'm not the type of person to do something half-heartedly. I've been boxing since I was 11 years old and if I didn't feel like I was at world level then there would be no point in me being here.
"Claressa is the undisputed middleweight champion so in that aspect she is ahead of me. I believe that fight will happen soon and that I will beat her again, like I did as an amateur.
"I think I'm twice the fighter now than I was when we last fought, so it makes no difference to me where the fight takes place, I'll beat her again.
"I had almost 100 amateur bouts and I've come up against all sizes and styles of opponents. I've boxed all over the world so there's not that many styles I haven't come across.
"I just want to show the world what I am capable of and what I can do. You can expect to see a bit of everything from me on Saturday, I will win in good fashion."
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