Undefeated boxer Claressa Shields will be fighting Danielle Perkins for the heavyweight title on Feb. 2 in Detroit ...

Women’s heavyweight Danielle Perkins will try to do what no other ... Graduate School of Journalism and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at ...

Each of the sanctioning bodies has a different definition for what counts as a heavyweight in women's boxing; for example, the WBC considers heavyweight to be anything above 168lbs. Perkins ...

Danielle Perkins training at media workout at Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit, MI. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) Shields expects her overall boxing experience will give her an edge as she has significantly ...

Detroit — As she sat and held court with media on Tuesday at Downtown Boxing Gym ... heavyweight Danielle Perkins. “She is fighting against the best,” Shields said, “and if she comes ...

The new year has a growing number of events set for the first few months. Many of the sport's biggest names already have ...

Paul, 27, is 11-1 with seven knockouts and has fought mostly as a cruiserweight, which has a 200-pound maximum at weigh-in.

Claressa Shields makes history every time she steps into a boxing ring. She looks to become a three-division undisputed champion as she heads home to Flint, Michigan to face Danielle Perkins on ...

Tina Rupprecht and Oshae Jones earned decision victories and moved up. Here are the latest ESPN divisional rankings.