Claressa Shields Net Worth, boxing and MMA Career, Income, Boyfriend, and more


Claressa Shields Net Worth, boxing and MMA Career, Income, Boyfriend, and more

Claressa Shields

NameClaressa Shields
Net WorthApproximately $4 million
NicknameThe Gwoat
Age26 years
ResidenceFlint, Michigan, United States
GymJackson Wink MMA
Sources of WealthBoxing, MMA, Brand Endorsements, and Acting 
EndorsementsAudi, Powerade, and more
Height5 ft 8 in
Boxing record11-0
Last UpdatedAugust 2021

Claressa Shields is undoubtedly one of the greatest if not the greatest female boxer in the world. Claressa Shields net worth is estimated to be around $4 million. She has multiple world championships and is also an Olympic winner. She is in her pursuit to become a champion in the sport of MMA too. She is the champion of light middleweight, middleweight, and also the super middleweight division. No other fighter in the world has accomplished what Shields has in such few fights.

Claressa Shields was born on 17 March 1995 in Flint, Michigan, the United States of America. She stands tall at the height of 5 ft 8 in and weighs 155 lb fighting mostly in the middleweight division. Multiple world championships have added to Claressa Shields net worth in the year 2021.

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Claressa Shields at PFL 4

Claressa Shields net worth is estimated to be around $4 million. There is no doubt that her value will increase given she just made her MMA debut. Most of her earnings come from her boxing accomplishments. She has made $1.3 million from just her boxing career. Her last boxing bout against Ivana Habazin earned her $300,000. Now that she is in her pursuit to win her PFL belt, that might add another million to her earnings from fighting.

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Apart from making truckloads of money inside the ring/octagon, Claressa also has a couple of endorsement deals. She has starred in an Audi commercial. Her main endorsement earnings come from her deal with Powerade and Swimsuits for all. The fighter also has a decent social media following where she promotes most of her sponsors. Shields has also acted in an advertisement for Walmart. She also has a biopic coming up about her called Flint Strong.

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Claressa Shields fighting career

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Claressa Shields with her boxing belts

Claressa has been involved in boxing from a young age. She was already a two-time Junior Olympics champion. In 2016, she became a pro-boxer and made her first match against Franchon Crews-Dezurn. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Claressa went on to win the gold medal in women’s middleweight division beating Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova.

Shields began her pro-career in spectacular fashion as she beat her opponent via unanimous decision. Her first championship bout was against Nikki Alder in the year 2017. She defeated the defending champion to win the WBC super-middleweight belt. She later went on to win the middleweight and light middleweight belts. After becoming the best at boxing, Claressa Shields decided to shift her focus towards the sport of MMA. She signed a contract with the Professional Fighters League in 2020. She made her debut in MMA at PFL 4 on June 10, 2021. She won the fight TKO. The “Gwoat” is scheduled to fight in the octagon very soon.

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Claressa Shields boyfriend

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Claressa Shields and Jon Jones at her gym

Claressa Shields is in a relationship with a 34-year-old man named Tony Richardson. Tony is a gym owner. Shields is a devout Christian and has been attending church since the age of 13. She currently trains at the Jackson-Wink gym where MMA legends like, Jon Jones and Holly Holm train. It is also known that the legendary fighter, Shields is a pescatarian.

Q. What is Claressa Shields net worth?

Claressa Shields net worth is estimated to be around $4 million.

Q. How old is Claressa Shields?

Claressa is 26 years old.

Q. When did Claressa Shields make her MMA debut?

Shields is signed to Professional Fighters League and made her debut on June 10, 2021.

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