Boxing champion Claressa Shields challenges Jake Paul to a fight and says he “can't” beat her


Jake Paul has several extra months to train for Mike Tyson after Tyson had a medical scare, postponing their fight from July 20 to November 15.

But once November 16 rolls around, another superstar wants to be next in line to fight the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

That superstar is boxing champion Claressa Shields.

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Boxing champion Claressa Shields challenged Jake Paul to a fight. (Getty Images)

He's confident he wouldn't have any problems with the 27-year-old “Problem Child.”

“The offer is always there if Jake Paul wants to fight me,” Shields told TMZ Sports this week. “I don't think he's that good of a boxer.

“I'm never going to say or even feel that Jake Paul can beat me in a boxing match because he can't.”

Shields said Paul once “tried to kick [her] when [she] She was depressed” and has had a “problem” with him ever since. Shields said Paul called her a “loser” after she lost by split decision in her MMA debut.

“You can't call me a loser because you don't box better than me,” Shields added. “And you're pretty sure you don't do MMA better than me. You don't do anything better than me.”

Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields celebrates after defeating Savannah Marshall in their undisputed middleweight championship fight at the O2 Stadium on October 15, 2022 in London. (Mark Robinson/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)

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Shields praised Paul for raising the popularity of fellow wrestler Amanda Serrano. Serrano will be on the Paul-Tyson undercard against Katie Taylor, whom she fought at Madison Square Garden in 2022 in the first women's main event in the arena's history.

Shields, 29, is 14-0 in her career and holds the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBF and The Ring women's middleweight titles.

Paul has a record of 9-1 with six knockouts during his professional career. His last two victories were by knockout in the first round.

Jake Paul speaks to the media at a press conference

Jake Paul speaks on stage during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at Texas Live! May 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix)

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He was defeated by Tommy Fury in a split decision in 2023. Tyson has not fought competitively since his TKO loss to Kevin McBride in 2005. He competed in an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. in July 2020.

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