American boxer and mixed martial artist

Claressa Shields

Claressa Maria Shields is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist. She has held 18 major world championships spanning five weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title in March 2021; the undisputed female middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024; the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) female super middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018; the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female light heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025 and the undisputed female heavyweight title since February 2025. Shields currently holds the record for becoming a two, three, four and five division world champion in the fewest professional fights. As of August 12, 2025, she is ranked the world's best active female light heavyweight by BoxRec, as well as the best active female boxer, pound for pound, by ESPN and The Ring.

Born

1995

March 17

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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1995 Born

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The world in 1995

When Claressa arrived

april 19 Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six.
april 7 First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
august 10 Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
august 11 The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.

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Alvin Kamara 1995– American football player Arfa Karim 1995–2012 Pakistani student and computer prodigy (died 2012) Emma Corrin 1995– English actor Jack Laugher 1995– English diver James Guy 1995– English swimmer Kehlani 1995– American singer-songwriter Kendall Jenner 1995– American television personality and model Leon Draisaitl 1995– German ice hockey player Mark Andrews 1995– American football player

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