Lauren Price Successfully Defends Titles and Challenges Claressa Shields

Lauren Price successfully defended her unified welterweight world championships in a grueling battle against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino in Cardiff. The Olympic gold medalist retained her WBA, IBF, and WBC titles via unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91 in her favor. Following her victory, Price was promptly confronted by Claressa Shields, a fellow Olympic gold medalist and multi-weight undisputed champion. Shields, the current undisputed heavyweight champion in women's boxing, expressed her willingness to move down in weight to face Price, stating, 'If you want to come up to 160lbs, me and you can make it happen.' Price responded, 'We both need dance partners, we've both got Olympic gold medals, let's do it! I want to fight the best.' The highly anticipated matchup between Price and Shields is expected to take place by the end of the year. In the meantime, Price reflected on her recent victory, stating, 'I took a head clash and I felt my lip go straightaway, but that's something I haven't experienced and it's part of pro boxing. I think I dug deep and stuck in there.'