In many of her fights in the past, Claressa Shields has set aside her personal feelings and went full throttle against her opponents. Even her last fight somewhat followed the same storyline as well. Claressa Shields and Maricela Cornejo‘s story began not in the ring, but on YouTube, where a shared vulnerability forged an unexpected bond. Their conversation, an interview on Cornejo’s channel, transcended the sport.
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Both women, survivors of childhood sexual assault, bared their souls, finding solace and support in their shared experiences. Later they met inside the boxing ring, where Shields won via a unanimous decision. The ‘GWOAT’ prioritizes her relationships, except when it’s a boxing match. However, she’s been betrayed by her close friends, and her trauma came forth after Lil Wayne’s heart-touching lines.
Lil Wayne is revving up the engines for his highly anticipated album “Tha Carter VI”. But before the official sixth installment drops, Tunechi is gifting fans with a surprise project – and it’s coming soon! Is it a mixtape? An EP? The fans will have to wait and see. Ahead of this project, he recently posted the words lingering on his mind on X. He wrote, “The devil will attack you through people you thought had your back.”
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This highly resonated with Claressa Shields, who agreed with this thought. She talked about how she’s been through a similar scenario, where her so-called friends betrayed her. She wrote on her X, “It happened to me 2x in one year!!!! So happy I held it together while I was being attacked by people I considered friends! Life kickin they a**!”
Even though Shields must be referring to a personal event, one such thing took place with her in the boxing realm. This is about the time when she got into a feud with her old friend Alycia Baumgardner.
Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner were once friends with a shared dream: to dominate the boxing world. Now, that dream has morphed into a war of words, with a potential fight brewing. These two were friendly for years, their careers running parallel lines. Baumgardner threw the first punch, a social media challenge calling out Shields at any weight class. However, the fight callout turned things sour.
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They have been regularly slamming each other on Twitter. They even agreed to a fight. However, a dispute in weight class seemed to have thrown everything into a lurch. Shields responded on Fight Hub TV, “I have no problem with beating Alycia Baumgardner’s a**. I have no problem doing that. It would have to be at 154. I’m not going to 147. Why? Cause I don’t have to. That’s why. She the one called me out. I didn’t call her little a** out.”
The tension between the two has only intensified over time. They reportedly can’t even be on the same flight without causing a scene. However, they haven’t yet finalized a fight together. Will they ever? Only time will tell.