Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall sign terms for undisputed title clash

Promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed that Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall will finally fight each other in September.

The two have signed terms which will see them face off in an undisputed middleweight world title clash, which was initially scheduled for July.

The highly anticipated title bout was pushed back after Marshall underwent surgery on an arm injury, which caused friction in the Shields camp.

Self-proclaimed boxing ‘Gwoat’ Shields had threatened to walk away from the fight after her opponent’s “small operation” and accused her of faking an injury.

She claimed Marshall was exaggerating in order to buy “extra time” and told the Brit to “stop lying to the fans” during a video interview with Sky Sports.

Shields had initially taken to Twitter to question the legitimacy of Marshall’s injury. She posted a video of the WBO middleweight champion taking part in The Cube Live Experience in Manchester, along with a loaded caption.

“Look at this! @Savmarshall1 which arm you had surgery on!? Please do tell ………. EXACTLY! Stfu! Not even an arm sleeve! Born a day not yesterday! Faking a damn injury! ‘see you in September! Same results! I’m gonna win!’ Hating a** bum.”

Look at this! @Savmarshall1 which arm you had surgery on!? Please do tell