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Undisputed Heavyweight Champ Shields Signs $8 Million Multi-Year Deal
Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-division world champion, secured a two-year deal worth $8 million to advance women's boxing and cross-promote with music industry partners.
- The boxing star signed a multi-fight contract guaranteeing at least $8 million during a CBS Mornings appearance on Thursday, Nov. 11, and plans to return in early 2026.
- After her July contract expired, Shields confirmed she will remain with Salita Promotions as Dmitriy Salita negotiated a deal pairing Salita Promotions with Wynn Records, linking boxing and music promotion.
- The July 26 title defense in Detroit saw Shields win unanimously over Lani Daniels before 15,366 fans at Little Caesars Arena.
- The deal positions Claressa Shields to expand boxing's cultural reach by blending boxing, culture, and music, and Shields said it gives her a platform to fight for equal respect, pay, and opportunity in women's sports.
- It has not yet been announced who Shields will fight in early 2026, and she reportedly pursued a $15 million offer for a bout with retired two-division champion Laila Ali, who declined.
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Now financially stable after making just $50,000 in her first fight with Salita Promotions, women's boxing star Claressa Shields has plans to fight two or three times in 2026, take a year off to have a child, continue to increase…
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Undisputed heavyweight champ Shields signs $8 million multi-year deal
Five-division world champion Claressa Shields has signed an $8 million multi-year deal with Salita Promotions and Wynn Records, the promotion company said on Thursday, calling it the richest contract in women's boxing.The 30-year-old is undefeated in all 17 of her professional bouts and became the first undis
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