Marshall-Shields and Mayer-Baumgardner fight week schedule of events
Photo credit Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images
The bad blood hit the seas Wednesday afternoon as the main event fighters met on the River Thames in London.
The open workout for Saturday's all-female card at London's O2 Arena was conducted on a boat that was sailing along The River Thames.
The top of the bill sees middleweight champions and one-time amateur adversaries Savannah Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) and Claressa Shields (12-0, 2 KOs) battle for the undisputed title.
In the co-feature, American stars Mikaela Mayer (17-0, 5 KOs) and Alycia Baumgardner (12-1, 7 KOs) will tangle for the WBC/WBO/IBF/Ring Magazine junior lightweight titles.
The combatants faced off in the ring on the top floor of the boat, the partly cloudy London skies providing a suitable moody backdrop for the occasion.
Before this historic doubleheader, fight week events will stream live on ESPN+ and Top Rank's YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Fight Week Schedule
Thursday, September 8: Press Conference
Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel, London
Undercard: 1pm
Main Event: 1:30pm
8am ET / 5am PT Streaming live on ESPN+ & Top Rank's YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Friday, September 9: Weigh-In
Old Spitalfields Market, London
Live from 1pm
8am ET / 5am PT: Streaming live on ESPN+ & Top Rank's YouTube, Twitter & Facebook pages
Saturday, September 10: Fight Night
7:30pm-11pm Sky Sports Main Event
2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT: Streaming live in the U.S. on ESPN+
Running Order
Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall
10×2 Undisputed Middleweight World Title
Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia Baumgardner
10×2 WBC/WBO/IBF/Ring Magazine Junior Lightweight World Titles
Lauren Price vs. Timea Belik
6×2 Welterweight
Caroline Dubois vs. Milena Koleva
6×2 Lightweight
Karriss Artingstall vs. Marina Sakharov|
6×2 Featherweight
About ESPN+
ESPN+ is the industry-leading sports streaming service that offers fans in the U.S. thousands of live sports events, original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks and exclusive editorial content from dozens of ESPN writers and reporters. Launched in April 2018, ESPN+ has grown to more than 22.8 million subscribers. Fans sign up to ESPN+ for just $9.99 a month (or $99.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNplus.com or on the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices).
