#American boxer claressa crossword clue pro

While competing in Women's World Boxing Championship, she won a gold medal, beating Russian pro boxer Nadezda Torlopova and England's Savannah Marshall, which made her a rising star in boxing field. Just recently, she won two titles in her fourth pro fight after knocking down Nikki Adler on Friday night in Detroit She went on to win two Junior Olympic championships in National Police Athletic League Championships.Ĭlaressa Shields knocking down Nikki Adler on Friday night in Detroit, Source: ESPN She was a very quiet child, since her childhood but later on, after getting proper training on boxing, she began socializing and did really well in her career. It’s like, If she can’t talk, nobody can hear her, and that means I’m not really doing anything.” 'I don’t know why he chose me, but I really think it’s because I didn’t talk. To add more, she also confessed that she was raped by a writer Lisa Armstrong and stated that the man would take her into a room, molest her and rape her. All men aren’t bad, but… these guys who were her friends were perverts and molesters… Whenever she got a new boyfriend or something… it got to the point where they’d start to touch and feel on me.' The Champion boxer told Yahoo Sports about her dreadful experiences, stating, Her father Bo Shields used to box in underground leagues but she never got to see her father until she was nine as he was in prison for a long time.Īnd while she was being raised by her mother, who was an addict and had a lot of boyfriends, Shields was molested a number times. Claressa was molested during childhood, Source: Yahoo sports