Marshall Vs. Shields: This Saturday, Savannah Marshall says she will be composed when she challenges Claressa Shields. Of course, she is.
All that clamour and rage can fade away on Saturday when they face off for the undisputed middleweight world championship, compete in front of a raucous O2 Arena crowd, and put an end to a feud that has festered for more than a decade.
Since they can now box, Marshall finds it easy to step through the ropes. It seems like home, she claims.
She has spent a lot of time working toward this, which is why. Her trainer Peter Fury forewarned her camp would be harsh when they first started their preparations. He was being completely sincere.
Marshall has taken her training to a new level for this fight. “It was awful. It’s more the duration of it, normally I do six to eight [weeks], I’ve done 12. Even the rounds of sparring. Normally I do two or three 10-rounders, I must have done six to eight. Everything’s just been ramped up,” she told Sky Sports.
The only thing left to do is fight, aside from brief practises on Thursday and Friday to loosen up.
“It is the fun part,” Marshall said. “Everyone keeps saying, ‘How are you feeling?’ I’m just like fine. I think because Sky has let me headline my past two fights, it’s kind of a bit of a taster. It’s kind of getting used to it being about you and your opponent.
