The Olympic gold medalist and undisputed heavyweight champion in women's boxing makes her first defense of the heavyweight title as a heavy favorite Saturday, July 26, against Lani Daniels at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
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That would be Lani Daniels, a New Zealander with an irrepressible smile she wears everywhere but inside the boxing ring.
Daniels, 37, held the IBF world heavyweight title in 2023 and currently holds the IBF light heavyweight title. Quick and athletic, she’s won seven fights in a row. Yet she’s still a significant underdog against Shields, and for good reason.
Daniels did not start boxing until she was 24. Shields, 30, started her boxing career at 15 and since then has won two Olympic gold medals, world titles in five divisions and undisputed world titles in three divisions.
In Shields’ 80 fights as an amateur and pro, she has lost once (to Savannah Marshall in 2012). It’s unlikely Daniels will hand Shields loss No. 2.
Shields, the self-proclaimed greatest women's boxer of all-time, who was just elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2025, is the only boxer, male or female, to hold all four major world titles in three weight classes.
Daniels' IBF light heavyweight title, won in 2023 and successfully defended in her most recent fight in September 2024, is also up for grabs. This is Daniels' first-ever fight outside her native New Zealand.
Shields' most recent fight came Feb. 2 in Flint, in a 10-round unanimous decision against Danielle Perkins, shrugging off a shoulder injury for a historic third undisputed world title.
While Zayas will aim to stop the heavy-hitting Garcia and claim his first world title, Shields returns to defend her undisputed crown against New Zealand’s light heavyweight champion, Lani Daniels.
With two marquee events happening on the same day, confusion around start times, undercards, and broadcast details is inevitable. So we’ve compiled everything you need to know to help you navigate one of boxing’s most exciting nights.
