She captured the IBF and WBO middleweight titles Saturday night with a 10-round shutout of Desley Robinson, winning 100-90 on all three scorecards. It was her first time going 10 rounds, and she had to deal with a cut caused by an accidental head clash.
Gaining extra ring time would help, but there comes a point where waiting becomes counterproductive. If Thibeault spends another two or three years building her record against lower-tier middleweights, she will be 31 or 32 before getting Shields.
Who is she supposed to fight in that period that prepares her for Claressa?
There isn’t another Shields available a
