Claressa Shields Serves Up A Slay In Glam Birthday Photoshoot
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Boxer Claressa Shields took to Instagram on Monday, March 17, to celebrate her milestone 30th birthday with an elegant photoshoot that showed off a different side of the champion athlete. Her birthday was the perfect opportunity to let everyone know that she could knock out a glam fashion look.
Trading in her boxing shorts, sneakers, and tank tops, in favor of embellished gowns, a full makeup beat, and expertly coiffed hair, Shields ushered in her 30s by putting the girls on notice. Her birthday seemed like the perfect opportunity to celebrate after a whirlwind last few months.
Between a controversial relationship with rapper Papoose, promoting the Ryan Destiny-led film about her inspiring life, The Fire Inside, and performing in the ring, Shields has been in headlines more than ever before.
Clarissa Shields The Fire Inside
The 2024 sports drama, The Fire Inside, starring actress Ryan Destiny in the lead role, chronicles Shields’ life from humble beginnings in Flint, Michigan, to becoming an Olympic gold-winning medalist at the 2012 Games in London.
Following her 2012 Olympic win, Shields made history as the first Black person to ever win two Olympic gold medals for boxing after she defeated Nouchka Fontijn in 2016.
Shields, who was just 21 at the time, told the Los Angeles Times how it felt to make history.
“People will never forget that I am the first American boxer to win two Olympic [gold] medals,” Shields said at the time. “I worked so hard to get here. Not everyone can be an Olympic gold medalist, period. To be able to say I’m a two-time Olympic gold medalist?”
Just last month, Shields broke another record when she defeated Danielle Perkins for the heavyweight championship on Feb. 2. Following her victory, she became the only three-division undisputed champion (male or female) of the four-belt era, according to Yahoo! Sports.
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