FILE - Claressa Shields holds her championship belts after defeating Marie-Eve Dicaire by decision for the women’s super welterweight boxing title Friday, March 5, 2021, in Flint, Mich. Women’s boxing has been achieving a lot of milestones recently. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)Claressa Shields has a new opponent for her marquee fight in the Motor City. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion is now scheduled to face top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 at Little Caesars Arena. Shields was scheduled to box Hanna Gabriels, but the Costa Rican was removed from the card on Thursday due to results from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test earlier this month. AdvertisementGabriels (21-2-1, 12 KOs) put Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) on the mat before losing to her in a 2018 match at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.
