How Boxer Claressa Shields Is Literally Fighting for Equality
June 5, 2023
Claressa Shields is perhaps in the prime of her career, establishing a big-enough name as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion in three weight classes to headline the first boxing card in the six-year history of Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.“We don’t get the equal TV time, the equal promotion, equal pay. And that’s what I’ve been trying to do with my platform and make sure that I get all of that,” Shields said. Inside Edition Digital’s Stephanie Officer explains.