Shields talks Rick Ross hotel issues and fighting Laila Ali

Claressa Shields says rapper Rick Ross needed to take a “dangerous lodge” earlier than starring within the undisputed heavyweight champion’s ringwalk for her factors win over Lani Daniels at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.

Flint fighter Shields attracted one of many largest crowds of her profession as a headliner to the sector, promoting greater than 15,000 tickets and leaving Ross, who has a reported internet value of round $150 million, struggling for lodging choices.

“Somebody was like ‘all proper, man – we’re going to get you a superb lodge,’ defined Shields. “But he was like ‘we’re on the rehearsals – champ, there ain’t no extra lodges, man.’

“I stated ‘yeah – as a result of I offered this out.’ You all had Rick Ross at a nasty lodge as a result of all the lodges had been offered out.”

Claressa Shields vs Lani Daniels

IBF light-heavyweight champion Daniels suffered the primary lack of her 11-fight profession with a 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 defeat on the scorecards.

“She fought a tough combat,” Shields stated of the Maori. I hit her with some huge pictures – I broke her to the physique, I broke her all the way down to the pinnacle. I combined it up on her.

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“Loni may be very, very powerful and I knew she can be powerful. Her head was shifting rather a lot and he or she headbutted me twice, and that was one thing I needed to be looking out for.

“I knew she simply needed to outlive the rounds however she tried to return on, possibly round rounds eight, 9. I nonetheless really feel like I gained each spherical and even beat her with my again towards the ropes.”

Shields vs Daniels: Champ ‘grateful’

Shields steered Daniels was “scared” and “terrified” as she danced across the ring early within the combat. “She knew how sturdy and the way a lot larger than her I used to be,” the 30-year-old added.

“After the primary two rounds, I reduce off the ring and hit her with a few physique pictures, after which she slowed down.

“She had huge fingers. She might have been sort of afraid early on however she however her huge woman panties on and fought me somewhat bit, and we had been in a position to placed on an incredible present in entrance of 15,000.

“I’ve been praying for a sold-out RCA since I first fought right here and I didn’t suppose it was potential with simply individuals from Flint and Detroit, and I used to be proper about that.

“We needed to convey Brooklyn, New York, Texas, Ohio, the UK. We needed to convey New Zealand, Atlanta, Miami, Florida. They had been right here from in every single place: Texas, Cali, that’s what it was going to take to fill this place up.

“So all people who’s from Flint and Michigan, I thanks for at all times exhibiting up and being constant, as a result of I knew no less than 11,000 from Flint and Detroit can be right here.

“But the final 5,000 who got here had been from all around the world, and I’m so grateful for that.”

Will Shields combat Muhammad Ali’s daughter Leila?

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, has been linked to a $15 million fight against Shields, whereas the late sporting nice’s ex-wife, Khalilah Ali, has frolicked with Shields in camp and was at her combat towards Daniels.

Khalilah Ali, who isn’t Laila Ali’s mom, is backing Shields to win a possible combat with the 47-year-old former world champion, who has not fought competitively since 2007.

“I at all times thank her for being right here,” stated Shields, who now has an ideal 17-fight document, discussing Khalilah Ali. “I’m attempting to whoop Leila Ali’s ass.”