Savannah Marshall paid respects at Buckingham Palace after Shields bout postponed

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awaited clash against Claressa Shields was postponed two days after Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. However, the extra eight weeks of anticipation and build-up, not to mention the farce surrounding Conor Benn’s positive drugs test cancelling the bout against Chris Eubank Jr, all eyes will be on Marshall and Shields on October 15, as boxing looks to recover some of the glimmer it has lost over the course of a truly embarrassing month.The rivalry between Marshall and Shields is a true legacy rivalry, bubbling for over 10 years and culminating in a truly vicious, personal, but incredibly exciting feud that began when the Brit overcame Shields in the amateur divisions.

As well as having the opportunity of taking the American’s WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles, Marshall also has the opportunity of becoming the first ever boxer to win the ‘newly introduced Elizabethan belt’.Read More: Savannah Marshall demands ban for all boxers who fail drug tests after Conor Benn farce As well as being the main event of the first ever all women’s fight card, the WBC also introduced the ‘Elizabethan belt’ In tribute to the Queen. “It’s very nice Fairplay to the WBC for pulling out the stops and making this fight,” Marshall said in an exclusive interview with Daily Star Sport.“It’s appreciating this fight for what it is worth.