Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - January 10, 2020
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Press Conference Gets Heated!
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Salita Promotions, in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS, can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and at the Dort Center box office.
CLARESSA SHIELDS
“It hasn’t really hit me yet that I’m actually fighting in Flint. Once everything happens at the press conference I think it will actually hit me. I hope that this fight shows people in Flint that no matter what we go through, Flint comes out on top.
“Habazin has a good record and is ranked highly, so I know what she presents. I trained for nine weeks not to lose weight, but to be prepared for a tough match. I trained to come here and get the knockout. It should be a great fight come Saturday.
“I’ve been fighting for 13 years and I’ve never missed weight once. If you have a fight at a certain weight class, you come on weight. That’s just protocol. You do what you have to do. I’m still drinking my water and eating. I’m not starving myself to make weight.
“It’s important every time to look better than my last fight. That’s just my mentality so that I keep myself from doing too much but also doing enough. I looked superb in my last fight. I showed people that I’m a complete fighter. I can’t show less than that on Saturday. To me, that means I have to get the knockout.
“I know that I’m faster at 154-pounds. It’s been a big jump for this one. I’m Roy Jones Jr. fast for this one. I can drop my hands, throw punches and land them from any angle. This weight is beneficial for body. It fits me well.
“I’ve taken women’s boxing to a place it hasn’t been before, but it’s not where it needs to be yet. I think that my performances are getting better and better and everything I do outside of boxing is helping to build me up as well.
“I just want to get better every fight. I want to make sure that I show even more of everything that I did against Hammer. That’s been my mentality since the amateurs.”
IVANA HABAZIN
“I had a very good, hard training camp. It was a four-month camp, which was the longest of my career. I had great sparring and I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life.
“For this fight I’m focused only on myself. This fight can change everything in my life. I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, but everyone will find out on Saturday night.
“Anything is possible in boxing and I’ve prepared for that. I’m ready for a tough fight and I expect it. I’m going all or nothing to win this fight.
“I hope that she’s going to make weight. I always make weight and I think that she’ll make the weight fine. We’ve both taken this fight very seriously. I have been very disciplined and had a great nutrition plan and I’m already on weight.
“I haven’t even thought about her knee injury at all. I’ve been injured before and I get in there and fight anyway. She’s a fighter and even if she had some problems, I know those aren’t going to be in her mind. The fight is too big to do that.
“I can’t think about what’s going to happen when I win. I need to be only focused on this fight. Dreams and reality are two different things. I’m here to give 100 percent of myself. I didn’t come here to play games.”
JA’RICO O’QUINN
“I’ve seen the same things everyone else sees when they watch Smith. He’s straight up and down, straight forward with no special effects.
“You have to tune in on Saturday night to see this one. I’m going to look my best on this big card with everyone watching. My opponent better bring his ‘A-game’ because I’m definitely bringing mine.
“Training camp has been going great and everything feels good heading into this fight. I’m going to be ready for anything in the ring and ready to go as many rounds as it takes.”
JAMES SMITH
“At the end of the day, none of the talk matters. We have to fight. Nothing he says matters. He has to see me in that ring.
“His best attribute is that he has decent hand speed and a good punch output. He throws a lot of punches, but when he finishes his combinations, he’s not making defensive moves behind it. He’s sitting right there.
“He got dropped twice recently by someone who can’t punch. If I hit him with those same punches, he’s not getting up.
“My plan is to go in there and stay smart. As long as I’m smart and work behind my jab, I shouldn’t have any problem. But I do want to bust him up. I don’t want to knock him out, I want to beat him very very badly.”
HANNAH RANKIN
“When I turned pro I said that I wanted to be the best that I can be. I have goals and I’m motivated and my team is pushing really hard to get here. I’m not surprised how far we’ve gone, because I’ve been putting the work in.
“It’s fantastic to be on the undercard of an event headlined by a great women’s fight. I’ve been sparring with Claressa in the lead up to this and it’s been great to be involved in the lead up to her fight.”
JOHN DAVID JACKSON, Shields’ Trainer
“Claressa knows how to bring the pressure with her power, and we’ve just been working on putting a little more precision with her punches so that hopefully this time, you’ll see the knockout.
“Claressa says she’s the best and she wants to keep proving that to the world with each fight. If she starts knocking these fighters out, then that’s going to be a big plus for her. She’s going to be even better defensively too and make her opponent miss and then make her pay.
“I just want her to take it all in and enjoy the moment of fighting at home. Some fighters get distracted by it, but she’s not that way. She’s excited to be here and give her city something to talk about. I think she’ll take the energy from the crowd and it’ll make her fight even better.”
BASHIR ALI, Habazin’s Trainer
“She’s very ready. You don’t want to overdo the training or under do it. I’ve been doing this for 50 years and I’ve seen a lot of things. You never really know until that bell rings.
“Claressa is a top competitor and Ivana is also a top competitor. Ivana has 23 fights, so I don’t have to hold her hand and walk her through everything. She knows what she has to do to win this fight.
“They say a boxer is only as good as their last fight. So you can’t put too much into what you see on the video. You just have to also be prepared for the unexpected. I take into account what she does and doesn’t do, but I’m sure Claressa and her team have looked at themselves and made changes.”
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Salita Promotions, in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS, can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and at the Dort Center box office.
CLARESSA SHIELDS
“It hasn’t really hit me yet that I’m actually fighting in Flint. Once everything happens at the press conference I think it will actually hit me. I hope that this fight shows people in Flint that no matter what we go through, Flint comes out on top.
“Habazin has a good record and is ranked highly, so I know what she presents. I trained for nine weeks not to lose weight, but to be prepared for a tough match. I trained to come here and get the knockout. It should be a great fight come Saturday.
“I’ve been fighting for 13 years and I’ve never missed weight once. If you have a fight at a certain weight class, you come on weight. That’s just protocol. You do what you have to do. I’m still drinking my water and eating. I’m not starving myself to make weight.
“It’s important every time to look better than my last fight. That’s just my mentality so that I keep myself from doing too much but also doing enough. I looked superb in my last fight. I showed people that I’m a complete fighter. I can’t show less than that on Saturday. To me, that means I have to get the knockout.
“I know that I’m faster at 154-pounds. It’s been a big jump for this one. I’m Roy Jones Jr. fast for this one. I can drop my hands, throw punches and land them from any angle. This weight is beneficial for body. It fits me well.
“I’ve taken women’s boxing to a place it hasn’t been before, but it’s not where it needs to be yet. I think that my performances are getting better and better and everything I do outside of boxing is helping to build me up as well.
“I just want to get better every fight. I want to make sure that I show even more of everything that I did against Hammer. That’s been my mentality since the amateurs.”
IVANA HABAZIN
“I had a very good, hard training camp. It was a four-month camp, which was the longest of my career. I had great sparring and I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life.
“For this fight I’m focused only on myself. This fight can change everything in my life. I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, but everyone will find out on Saturday night.
“Anything is possible in boxing and I’ve prepared for that. I’m ready for a tough fight and I expect it. I’m going all or nothing to win this fight.
“I hope that she’s going to make weight. I always make weight and I think that she’ll make the weight fine. We’ve both taken this fight very seriously. I have been very disciplined and had a great nutrition plan and I’m already on weight.
“I haven’t even thought about her knee injury at all. I’ve been injured before and I get in there and fight anyway. She’s a fighter and even if she had some problems, I know those aren’t going to be in her mind. The fight is too big to do that.
“I can’t think about what’s going to happen when I win. I need to be only focused on this fight. Dreams and reality are two different things. I’m here to give 100 percent of myself. I didn’t come here to play games.”
JA’RICO O’QUINN
“I’ve seen the same things everyone else sees when they watch Smith. He’s straight up and down, straight forward with no special effects.
“You have to tune in on Saturday night to see this one. I’m going to look my best on this big card with everyone watching. My opponent better bring his ‘A-game’ because I’m definitely bringing mine.
“Training camp has been going great and everything feels good heading into this fight. I’m going to be ready for anything in the ring and ready to go as many rounds as it takes.”
JAMES SMITH
“At the end of the day, none of the talk matters. We have to fight. Nothing he says matters. He has to see me in that ring.
“His best attribute is that he has decent hand speed and a good punch output. He throws a lot of punches, but when he finishes his combinations, he’s not making defensive moves behind it. He’s sitting right there.
“He got dropped twice recently by someone who can’t punch. If I hit him with those same punches, he’s not getting up.
“My plan is to go in there and stay smart. As long as I’m smart and work behind my jab, I shouldn’t have any problem. But I do want to bust him up. I don’t want to knock him out, I want to beat him very very badly.”
HANNAH RANKIN
“When I turned pro I said that I wanted to be the best that I can be. I have goals and I’m motivated and my team is pushing really hard to get here. I’m not surprised how far we’ve gone, because I’ve been putting the work in.
“It’s fantastic to be on the undercard of an event headlined by a great women’s fight. I’ve been sparring with Claressa in the lead up to this and it’s been great to be involved in the lead up to her fight.”
JOHN DAVID JACKSON, Shields’ Trainer
“Claressa knows how to bring the pressure with her power, and we’ve just been working on putting a little more precision with her punches so that hopefully this time, you’ll see the knockout.
“Claressa says she’s the best and she wants to keep proving that to the world with each fight. If she starts knocking these fighters out, then that’s going to be a big plus for her. She’s going to be even better defensively too and make her opponent miss and then make her pay.
“I just want her to take it all in and enjoy the moment of fighting at home. Some fighters get distracted by it, but she’s not that way. She’s excited to be here and give her city something to talk about. I think she’ll take the energy from the crowd and it’ll make her fight even better.”
BASHIR ALI, Habazin’s Trainer
“She’s very ready. You don’t want to overdo the training or under do it. I’ve been doing this for 50 years and I’ve seen a lot of things. You never really know until that bell rings.
“Claressa is a top competitor and Ivana is also a top competitor. Ivana has 23 fights, so I don’t have to hold her hand and walk her through everything. She knows what she has to do to win this fight.
“They say a boxer is only as good as their last fight. So you can’t put too much into what you see on the video. You just have to also be prepared for the unexpected. I take into account what she does and doesn’t do, but I’m sure Claressa and her team have looked at themselves and made changes.”
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Chaos erupted at the Claressa Shields-Ivana Habazin weigh-in this afternoon. Habazin’s trainer was attacked and knocked to the ground. Bashir Ali had been engaged in some verbal sparring with someone from the Shields’ camp when shortly after he was punched from behind by an unidentified assailant. Habazin was tearfully trying to comfort Ali as he lay on the floor when an ambulance was called. Ivana then accompanied him to the hospital. Where this leaves the status of tomorrow’s fight card is unknown at this time.
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
I wonder if it was the same guy that popped Uzcategui. She hangs out with The Dirrell's and all that right?
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Lol I know right. She went on defending 'Unc' for sucker punching Uzzy, so this just seems like something her and her crew are fans of
Hopefully the old guy didn't have a heart attack
Hopefully the old guy didn't have a heart attack
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
HAHA! Remember that!margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 14:56 Lol I know right. She went on about how sucker punching Uzcategui was the right move by 'Unc', so this just seems like something her and her crew are fans of
Hopefully the old guy didn't have a heart attack
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
I can't imagine watching this. Mma as a sport is better than boxing in general, but the womans side is crazy.
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
I just can't get into women's boxing. MMA is a totally different matter. Thug Rose is my fav.Onetimeonly wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 17:01 I can't imagine watching this. Mma as a sport is better than boxing in general, but the womans side is crazy.
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Lol, I hate her!oogiebe wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 17:04I just can't get into women's boxing. MMA is a totally different matter. Thug Rose is my fav.Onetimeonly wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 17:01 I can't imagine watching this. Mma as a sport is better than boxing in general, but the womans side is crazy.
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
They didn't weigh in, so the fight is in jeopardy.
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/10/4/2 ... ime-boxing
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/10/4/2 ... ime-boxing
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
What a bizarre situation. Her trainer gets sucker punched. Goes unconcious. Taken to the hospital and the girls don't weigh in. All at the weigh in. Hmmm...boxing_rocks wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 17:51 They didn't weigh in, so the fight is in jeopardy.
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/10/4/2 ... ime-boxing
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Crazy situation.boxing_rocks wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 18:50 The fight is off:
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/10/4/2 ... oxing-news
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
People from Flynt are crazy which is causing crazy situations.
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
It's the water.boxing_rocks wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 19:05 People from Flynt are crazy which is causing crazy situations.
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Didn’t stop Balboa from fighting.
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Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Why is Clar hanging out with all these sucker punching thugs?
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
She’s a horrible pudendum.margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 19:11 Why is Clar hanging out with all these sucker punching thugs?
Re: Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin - Vacant WBO/WBC 154 Title - October 5, 2019
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 14:50 Chaos erupted at the Claressa Shields-Ivana Habazin weigh-in this afternoon. Habazin’s trainer was attacked and knocked to the ground. Bashir Ali had been engaged in some verbal sparring with someone from the Shields’ camp when shortly after he was punched from behind by an unidentified assailant. Habazin was tearfully trying to comfort Ali as he lay on the floor when an ambulance was called. Ivana then accompanied him to the hospital. Where this leaves the status of tomorrow’s fight card is unknown at this time.
Hope whoever did it get charged and punished.