Claressa Shields has signed an $8m (£6.1m) multi-fight contract with Wynn Information and Salita Promotions, which she says will assist her “hold breaking obstacles inside and outdoors the ring”.
The American, who has gained undisputed titles in three weight lessons and is a two-time Olympic gold-medallist, is one in all ladies’s boxing’s largest stars.
The 30-year-old turned down curiosity from Jake Paul’s Most Priceless Promotions (MVP), which incorporates high feminine expertise similar to Savannah Marshall and Chantelle Cameron, earlier than signing the deal.
Shields says the contract will give her an even bigger platform to proceed combating for equality within the sport.
“This deal represents greater than only a contract, it is a assertion. I’ve fought my total profession to show that girls’s boxing deserves equal respect, equal pay, and equal alternative,” mentioned Shields.
“Partnering with Salita Promotions and Wynn Information offers me the platform to maintain breaking obstacles inside and outdoors the ring. Collectively, we’re constructing one thing that is by no means been completed earlier than.”
Wynn Information describes itself as a number one leisure and music label, whereas boxing’s Salita Promotions was arrange by former world title challenger Dmitriy Salita in 2010.
Shields’ final struggle was a win over Lani Daniels in July when she retained her undisputed heavyweight crown and prolonged the unbeaten begin to her profession to 17 bouts.
Shields’ first struggle below her new deal is ready to happen within the first quarter of 2026.
