Maricela Cornejo makes weight, challenges Claressa Shields for middleweight title
Two-division undisputed world champion Claressa Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) defends her middleweight title against top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo (16-5, 6 KOs) in the main event at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, June 3. The championship clash airs live stream on DAZN.
Cornejo who is a late replacement after Hanna Gabriels was forced to pull out due to a failed drug test. She enters this fight on the back of a first round knockout win over Sheila Cunha in March.
Weigh-in clip below
SHIELDS 🆚 CORNEJO
For all of the belts 🏆#ShieldsCornejo pic.twitter.com/Jzf3T6paTj
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 2, 2023
Shields vs Cornejo weigh-in results below:
Claressa Shields (159.6 lbs) vs. Maricela Cornejo (155 lbs), 10 rounds, middleweight
Ardreal Holmes Jr (153.4 lbs) vs. Wendy Toussaint (149.8 lbs), 10 rounds, super welterweight
Da’Velle Smith (160.6 lbs) vs. Kahydlian Woods (159.8 lbs), 6 rounds, middleweight
Joseph Hicks Jr (159.4 lbs) vs. Antonio Todd (158.2 lbs), 8 rounds, middleweight
Marlon Harrington (152.8 lbs) vs. Gheith Karim (152.2 lbs), 8 rounds, super welterweight
Joshua Pagan (139.4 lbs) vs. Ronnell Burnett (137.4 lbs), 6 rounds, super lightweight
Vernon Webber (197.4 lbs) vs. Fernando Rodrigo Simoes de Almeida (197.4 lbs), 6 rounds, cruiserweight
Sarah Liegmann (124.6 lbs) vs. Carisse Brown (125.8 lbs), 6 rounds, featherweight
