Shields Defeats Lepage-Joanisse Early

On the night of July 28 in Detroit, USA, American Claressa Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) faced Canadian Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs) in a title bout.

The fight had the WBC and WBF titles in the heavyweight division (over 90.7 kg) and the vacant WBO title in the light heavyweight division (up to 79.4 kg) on the line.

Shields won the fight in the 2nd round after three knockdowns, leading the referee to stop the bout. TKO 2.

This marks Shields' first stoppage victory since August 2017, when she defeated Nikki Adler (16-2, 9 KOs) via technical knockout. Since then, Shields has won 10 fights by unanimous decision. For Lepage-Joanisse, this is her first loss since August 2017.