Claressa Shields Decisions Danielle Perkins; Wins Undisputed Heavyweight Title

Claressa Shields won the Undisputed Heavyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Danielle Perkins at The Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.

Shields dominated the fight and in round three rocked Perkins badly with a overhand right.

Shields continued to win every round and in the last 10 seconds of the fight landed a perfect counter right to the jaw that made Perkins glove hit the canvas.

Shields, 173.6 lbs of Flint, MI won by scores of 100-89, 99-90 and 97-92 and is now 16-0. Perkins, 177.2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 5-1.

In a horrible display in a heavyweight bout, Brandon Moore defeated Skylar Lace via eighth round disqualication.

Both guys were deducted points in round four for holding. Lacy continued to hold for the rest of the fight. In round eight he was deducted another point for holding. Seconds later, Lacy held and pushed Moore and they both when splattering out through the middle ropes and on to a broadcast table that broke. Referee Steve Willis started a 20-count but finally stopped the count and awarded the bout to Moore at 51 seconds.

Moore, 249.4 lbs of Lakeland, FL is now 17-1. Lacy, 260.4 lbs of Indianapolis, IN is 8-1-2.

Joseph Hicks remained undefeated with an seventh round stoppage over Keon Pappillon in a battle of undefeated junior middleweights.

In round one, Pappillion suffered swelling around left eye from an accidental headbutt.

In round seven, Hicks landed a chopping right that hurt Pappillon. Hicks jumped on Papillion and landed a hard flurry of punches and referee Ansel Stewart ackowleged the corner and stopped the bout at 1:35.

Hicks, 152.6 lbs of Grand Rapids, MI is 12-0 with eight knockouts. Paillion, 152.2 lbs of Lafyette, LA is 10-1-1.

Joshua James Pagan remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Ronal Ron Ramirez in a lightweight bout.

In round one, Pagan was cut over his left eye

Pagan, 135 lbs of Grand Rapids, MI won by scores of 79-73 and 78-74 twice and is now 12-0. Ramirez, 133.8 lbs of Caracas, VEN is 16-8.

Caroline Veyre won an eight-round unanimous decision over Carmen Vargas in a featherweight bout

In round two, Vargas began to bleed from her right eye.

Veyre, 123.1 lbs of Montreal won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 9-1. Vargas, 124 lbs of Houston is 5-3-1.

Ashleyann Lozada made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Denise Moran in a super bantamweight bout.

Lozada landed 59 of 145 punches. Moran was 22-109.

Lozada, 122.6 lbs of Corozal, PR won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is 1-0. Moran, 122.8 lbs of Cathedral City, CA is 3-1.




KING’S PROMOTIONS AND SALITA PROMOTIONS SIGN CO-PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH UNDEFEATED WOMEN’S WBC SILVER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIELLE PERKINS

Marshall Kauffman of King’s Promotions and Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announce the signing of a co-promotional deal with newly crowned Women’s WBC Silver Heavyweight Champion Danielle Perkins.

Undefeated as a professional, the six-foot tall, 198-lb Perkins (3-0, 1 KO) was also the USA National Champion and 2019 Amateur Boxing Heavyweight World Champion, the first American man or woman to win a world championship since Claressa Shields in 2016. An outstanding multi-sport athlete, Perkins was also an exceptional collegiate basketball player at St. John’s University where she helped her team make two trips to the NCAA Tournament, before playing hoops professionally in Europe for a time.

From Houston via Brooklyn, New York, Perkins found boxing after she was critically injured in an automobile accident that left her temporarily paralyzed. Perkins underwent a rigorous rehabilitation program, and upon her recovery, dedicated herself to boxing where her tremendous physical gifts became immediately apparent.

Perkins stated, “I’m very excited about entering into this promotional agreement with King’s Promotions and Salita Promotions. Marshall Kauffman and Dmitriy Salita are committed to the success of women’s boxing and support my journey to become the best heavyweight champion in the history of women’s boxing. With these two promoters, plus my advisor Mark Taffet and manager & coach James Cooper, I know I have the right team to complement my abilities and desire to realize my dreams.”

Reading, Pennsylvania-based Kauffman, known for his outstanding work with countless contenders and champions as both a trainer and promoter, says he shares Perkins’ dreams of championship glory.

“I am very excited to co-promote Danielle Perkins with Salita Promotions,” said Kauffman. “Salita is very familiar with women’s boxing and has done a very good job with Claressa Shields. I believe that with all of our experience combined, Danielle will soon be the first American Female Heavyweight Champion.”

Perkins, who continues to hone her skills with trainer James Cooper, showed marked improvement and had a much easier time in her recent pay-per-view rematch against Georgia’s Monika “Lay Em Down” Harrison (2-2, 1 KO), scoring a dominant eight-round unanimous decision and her first professional title, the WBC Silver Heavyweight Championship in the process.

“Danielle is improving with each fight and is on her way to being a heavyweight champion of the world,” said Dmitriy Salita. “Her skills, personality and ring presence are going to make her an emerging star in women’s boxing.”