Claressa Shields

Claressa Maria Shields is a professional boxer recognized for her achievements in women's boxing. Shields is a unified world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF female super middleweight title, the WBA and IBF female middleweight titles, and the WBC female super middleweight title. She has also held the Women Boxing Archive Network super middleweight title.

As an amateur, Shields won gold medals in the women's middleweight division at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, becoming the first American boxer—female or male—to win consecutive Olympic medals. She was the youngest boxer at the U.S. Olympic trials, winning the event in the 165-pound middleweight division. Shields qualified for the 2012 games, the first year women's boxing was included as an Olympic event, and became the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. The Boxing Writers Association of America named her Female Fighter of the Year.

Shields has set records in her professional career, becoming the first boxer in the four-belt era to be an undisputed champion in two weight classes. She has also competed in mixed martial arts. Shields is known for her advocacy for women's sports and has been featured in major media outlets and public speaking events, where she discusses her experiences overcoming adversity and promoting gender equality in athletics.