Shields vs Cornejo: Date, Start Time, Undercard & Live Stream Info

Claressa Shields volition look Maricela Cornejo successful Detroit connected Saturday, June 3. The archetypal boxing lawsuit astatine Little Caesars Arena volition beryllium streamed live connected DAZN successful the U.S. and Canada

Boxing superstar and Michigan’s ain Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields brings big-time boxing backmost to Detroit connected Saturday, June 3 and volition bash truthful alongside 2 seminal euphony acts from The Motor City arsenic Detroit hip-hop superstar Kash Doll and Motown legends the Four Tops are acceptable to play cardinal roles successful festivities astatine Little Caesars Arena successful Detroit.

The Four Tops volition execute the National Anthem anterior to the night’s main event, portion Kash Doll volition rap Shields to the ringing arsenic she makes the locomotion to support her undisputed middleweight crown against top-rated contender Maricela Cornejo successful enactment streamed live connected DAZN successful the U.S. and Canada.

“I person been looking guardant to warring astatine Little Caesars Arena for truthful long, and to person Kash Doll and the Four Tops arsenic portion of the lawsuit volition marque it adjacent much special,” said Shields. “The Masters of Motown and the Queen of Detroit joining the Queen of Flint…I can’t hold for June 3rd!”

Citing poignant words from her deed song, Kash Doll said, “Run maine my money. All bets are connected Shields!”

The Four Tops, expressing their excitement for June 3, stated: “We The Four Tops are truthful arrogant to beryllium singing the nationalist anthem and representing the metropolis of Detroit astatine Claressa Shields vs. Maricela Cornejo astatine Little Caesars Arena. We privation some the fighters the champion of luck successful this large matchup betwixt 2 of the finest women boxers successful the business.”

“Detroit has been a halfway of sports and civilization for decades. June 3 is the instrumentality of title boxing to Detroit and we privation to item the metropolis successful each its glory,” said Dmitriy Salita, President of Salita Promotions, the event’s promoter. “June 3 unrecorded connected DAZN astatine Little Caesars Arena is the spot to be, with title enactment wrong the ringing and a legendary ambiance to springiness fans successful Detroit and beyond a 2023 spirit of Motown. Detroit is America’s top comeback city.”

SHIELDS – CORNEJO START TIME

• Date: Saturday, June 3
• Main card: 9 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. BST (Sunday)
• Main lawsuit ringwalks (approx): TBC
• DAZN holds the rights to broadcast the combat successful the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand – Watch LIVE connected DAZN
• The combat takes spot astatine Little Caesars Arena successful Detroit, Michigan.
• The main paper starts astatine 9 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. BST (Sunday). The nonstop combat times are yet to beryllium confirmed.

CLARESSA SHIELDS

“This is simply a imagination travel existent for me. Born and raised successful Flint, you cognize I’ve travel to galore games present to ticker the Pistons play. Me and my grandma watched the Pistons play connected TV erstwhile they won the title and present to really beryllium present warring successful beforehand of each these fans…This was unheard of successful women’s boxing erstwhile I turned pro.

“I’m warring present successful Detroit successful beforehand of each my household and each my friends. Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo is successful a existent heap of occupation travel June 3. Y’all privation to beryllium determination due to the fact that this is the combat that volition solidify what I’ve been saying, that there’s nary miss successful this satellite who tin get successful the ringing with maine and instrumentality me. I’m a problem.

“I’m from Flint, Michigan. I privation each the smoke. Whoever got the smoke, let’s go. Let’s fight.”

CLARESSA SHIELDS VS. MARICELA CORNEJO FIGHT CARD

• Claressa Shields vs. Maricela Cornejo; For Shields’ WBA, WBC, WBF, WBO and IBF women’s middleweight titles
• Ardreal Holmes Jr. vs. Wendy Toussaint; Super welterweight
• Da’Velle Smith vs. Kahydlian Woods; Middleweight
• Joseph Hicks vs. Antonio Todd; For the WBC Americas metallic middleweight title
• Marlon Harrington vs. Gheith Mohamed; Super welterweight
• Joshua James Pagan vs. Ronnell Burnett; Super lightweight
• Vernon Webber vs. Fern. Rod. Simoes de Almeida: Cruiserweight
• Sarah Liegmann vs. Carisse Brown; Featherweight