Shields vs Perkins

Who won Shields vs Perkins?

Claressa Shields beat Danielle Perkins by on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, at Dort Federal Event Center, Flint.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 99-90, 97-92 in favor of winner Claressa Shields.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Shields vs Perkins stats

Claressa Shields stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Danielle Perkins made her way to the ring with an unblemished record of 5 wins and 0 draws.

Claressa Shields was the younger woman by 13 years, at 29 years old.

Perkins had a height advantage of 4 inches over Shields. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Claressa Shields fought out of the orthodox stance, while Danielle Perkins was a southpaw.

Shields was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Perkins, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Perkins' 35.

Shields vs Perkins form

Shields remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Vanessa Lepage Joanisse on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, she had won against Maricela Cornejo on June 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Savannah Marshall on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had defeated Ema Kozin on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

She had won against Marie Eve Dicaire on March 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan, United States.

Activity check

Shields' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shields vs Perkins start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Shields vs Perkins?

The DAZN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Shields vs Perkins?

Claressa Shields was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Danielle Perkins made her way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.