Undisputed heavyweight world champion and boxing’s “GWOAT” Claressa Shields and unified WBC and WBA champion Kaye Scott participated in a media workout on Wednesday at Buckhead Fight Club in advance of their showdown this Saturday. Shields will move down to middleweight to challenger Scott in the first women’s headlining bout at State Farm Arena in Atlanta this Saturday, live exclusively on DAZN.
Also participating in Wednesday’s workout was knockout artist and undefeated rising 140-pound star Tito Mercado. Mercado will face Emmanuel Tagoe in the co-main event of Saturday’s DAZN broadcast, which airs exclusively worldwide beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The media workout also featured celebrity influencers and professional fighters who will participate on the Zeus Network undercard that begins at 4 p.m. ET preceding the DAZN broadcast. TV personalities Big Lex and Tesehki both worked out in advance of their Zeus main event showdown, as did TV personalities Ray J and Orlando Brown, who will faceoff in a featured Zeus Network celebrity fight.
Professional Zeus Network fighters at Buckhead Fight Club included undefeated light heavyweight contender Atif Oberlton, women’s WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Danielle Perkins, and undefeated women’s featherweight prospect Shannel Butler.
The event is presented by Salita Promotions in partnership with Wynn Records, Claressa Shields Promotions and Route 30 Promotions, presenting sponsor Zeus Network and sponsor OnlyFans. Remaining tickets for Aug. 15 are available on Ticketmaster.com.
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