According to BoxingScene.com, newly crowned undisputed women’s heavyweight boxing champion, Claressa Shields is vacating her WBO light heavyweight title.
Shields made to decide on which title to hold on to.
She opted to hold onto her heavyweight title.
WBO President Gustavo Olivieri announced that news.
“Per our rules, no WBO champion may hold titles in two different weight divisions simultaneously,” Olivieri posted on social media.
Shields won the vacant WBO heavyweight title and a couple of other vacant belts to become the undisputed heavyweight champion on Feb. 2 against Danielle Perkins.
The Flint, Mich.