Claressa Shields says Savannah Marshall should come to US for a rematch, however she would return to UK for Natasha Jonas struggle

If Savannah Marshall needs a rematch with Claressa Shields, she’ll need to journey to the USA to tackle the undisputed middleweight champion as soon as once more.

Shields defeated Marshall in an epic battle for the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO middleweight titles at a packed O2 Area in London on Saturday in a present that broke viewing data.

The American star revealed afterwards she may have pressured a rematch if the competition had been shut or controversial.

“Like a majority or a cut up [decision]. You already know I labored arduous within the struggle to make it unanimous. However I am nonetheless not turning away from a rematch with Savannah. If her and her workforce need it, come on over to the USA and we will get it executed,” Shields informed Sky Sports activities.

“I simply really feel like if I got here and fought her on her house turf, she must know what it looks like to return to my territory and do it as a result of it’s totally, very arduous.

“I would like her to need to expertise what I skilled and we’ll see if she even fights the identical, if she needs to return to the USA and struggle towards me.”

Their rivalry had grown over the past 10 years since Marshall defeated Shields as an novice, nonetheless the American’s solely loss in a boxing ring.

However Shields believes she has settled the rating as soon as and for all on this undisputed world title struggle.

“I would not thoughts combating Savannah Marshall once more, however I do not suppose the struggle requires a rematch,” Shields mentioned.

“To me, after I watched the struggle again it was eight rounds to 2, any individual [could] say it was seven to a few. However on the finish of the day Savannah Marshall was presupposed to knock me out. So people who find themselves saying that the struggle was this or that, to me it does not want a rematch. But when that is what the followers need, I am down for it and I am going to beat her extra convincingly.

“If the followers need a rematch. I’ll undoubtedly do the rematch.

“If I do struggle Savannah Marshall once more, it’ll be a cleaner resolution. Possibly 10-0, or possibly even a knockout for myself as a result of the struggle had its challenges, however I undoubtedly made simple work of the whole lot that she dropped at the desk,” she continued.

A return to the UK to field one other champion nevertheless does attraction to her. Natasha Jonas is the unified WBO and WBC super-welterweight champion and takes on IBF title holder Marie Eve Dicaire on November 12, stay on Sky Sports activities.

“I would not thoughts coming over right here [Britain] and combating towards among the ladies who they’ve. I already beat Savannah Marshall however I might struggle towards Natasha Jonas at 154lbs, Terri Harper [WBA champion] at 154lbs, whoever else that the followers need to see me struggle,” Shields mentioned.

“I’d like to get among the ladies to return to the USA too, however as we have seen I am not scared to return over right here and placed on a present and struggle. Wherever is the most important present, acquired the most important venue and acquired probably the most cash, that is the place I will be at.”

“If the followers need me to return again and struggle Natasha Jonas, I am going to try this. Terri Harper, I am going to try this. Whoever they suppose is the very best. However I confirmed on Saturday that I’m ranges above all these ladies,” she added.

Each Jonas and Harper have belts that Shields has already held earlier than. “I used to be undisputed champion at 154lbs additionally,” the American identified. “Now that there are different world champs there, I am prepared to go there and face them as a result of they mentioned the smaller weight courses have higher abilities, however I could not imagine that. I am the very best expert girl in boxing.

“I simply suppose now in my profession individuals simply need to see me struggle and I am going to simply proceed to struggle towards whoever everybody says is the very best.

“I simply need to struggle the very best and to ensure that girls’s boxing to continue to grow we now have to make the very best fights.”

However Shields warned, “I do know in my fights transferring ahead, these ladies are about to start out going to sleep. As a result of if I can damage Savannah Marshall, I do know that I can knock these different ladies out.”