Shields vs Rankin

Who won Shields vs Rankin?

Claressa Shields beat Hannah Rankin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, November 18th, 2026, at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jarrell Miller beating Bogdan Dinu. Also on the undercard Gabriel Rosado beat Luis Arias, and Brandon Rios defeated Ramon Alvarez.

Shields vs Rankin stats

Claressa Shields stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Hannah Rankin made her way to the ring with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Claressa Shields was the younger woman by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Both Claressa Shields and Hannah Rankin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Shields was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 6 months earlier than Rankin, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Rankin's 157.

Shields vs Rankin form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Danielle Perkins on February 2, 2025, by in the 10th round at Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, United States.

Prior to that, she had defeated Vanessa Lepage Joanisse on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Maricela Cornejo on June 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

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

She had beaten Ema Kozin on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Rankin had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Ema Kozin on November 18, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, she had been beaten by Terri Harper on September 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Alejandra Ayala on May 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Before that, she had won against Maria Lindberg on November 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur FC Banqueting Hall, London.

She had defeated Kholosa Ndobayini on March 12, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Pollsmoor Prison Hall, Western Cape, South Africa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Claressa Shields had been fighting more than Hannah Rankin.

Going into this contest, Claressa Shields had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 16 days ago, while Hannah Rankin's last outing had been 3 years ago.

Shields' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Rankin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Shields vs Rankin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Shields vs Rankin?

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