Shields held the edge in the opening round. Crews-Dezurn responded in the second during a wild, swinging exchange-filled round. From the third through the sixth, the action remained physical, with Shields landing the cleaner, more effective punches.
In the eighth round, Shields landed a right hand that drew blood from Crews-Dezurn’s mouth. The ninth continued in a similar fashion, with limited jabbing and heavy exchanges, Shields again getting the better of it. In the tenth and final round, Crews-Dezurn pressed Shields to the ropes for a stretch before Shields finished strong in the final minute, outworking her to close the fight.
Though neither fighter exceeded the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds, the bout was officially contested at heavyweight, with Crews-Dezurn moving up from 168 pounds.
Undercard Results
WBA Continental Americas light heavyweight champion Atif “Lord Pretty Calvo” Oberlton, 15-0 (13), 174¾ pounds, of Philadelphia, stopped Joseph George Jr., 13-2 (8), 173½ pounds, of Houston, after one round of a scheduled 10-round bout for the WBC USA title. A clash of heads occurred in the final seconds of the round. Between rounds, George fell from his stool and was unable to continue. Referee Ansel Stewart officiated.
In the women’s super lightweight division, Samantha “The Heat” Worthington, 12-1 (7), 139 pounds, of Lexington, Kentucky, was stopped by Edith Soledad Matthysse, 21-16-1 (4), 138¼ pounds, of Trelew, Chubut, Argentina, in the eighth round of a scheduled 10.
At light heavyweight, southpaw Danielle “Brooklyn Brickhouse” Perkins, 6-1 (3), 174½ pounds, of Houston, stopped southpaw Chei Kenneally, 5-1 (2), 171 pounds, of Port Botany, New South Wales, Australia, at 1:45 of the sixth round of a scheduled 10. Perkins rebounded after dropping the opening round and consistently forced Kenneally to the ropes. In the sixth, a left and right hook to the chin dropped Kenneally, and referee Ben Rodriguez waved it off.
Featherweight southpaw Shanell “The Sniper” Butler, 7-0 (3), 125¼ pounds, of Philadelphia, won an eight-round decision over Danila “A Guerreira” Ramos, 14-5 (1), 124¼ pounds, of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Heavyweight Pryce Taylor, 11-0 (7), 275¼ pounds, of Brooklyn, New York, stopped James Evans, 9-3-1 (7), 223¼ pounds, of Toledo, Ohio, at 0:53 of the fifth round of a scheduled eight. Taylor scored a knockdown in the fourth round with a combination, and a right hand in the fifth dropped Evans to a knee, prompting referee Stewart to halt the contest.
In other action:
Super lightweight Savannah Tini, 7-0 (2), 139¼ pounds, of Shelby Township, Michigan, defeated Vaida Masiokaite, 11-30-6 (1), 138 pounds, of Panevezys, Lithuania, over eight rounds.
Super lightweight Lance Smith, 6-0 (5), 144½ pounds, of Detroit, stopped Jorge Omar Vizcarrondo Pacheco, 2-2-2 (2), 141 pounds, of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, in the third round of a scheduled six.
Light flyweight southpaw Jasmine Hampton, 2-0 (2), 110 pounds, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, stopped Augustina Solange Vazquez, 6-7-2 (1), 109 pounds, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in five rounds of a scheduled six.
Heavyweight southpaw Sardius Simmons, 7-0 (3), 216½ pounds, of Flint, defeated Dylan Potter, 2-3-1 (0), 229½ pounds, of Olympia, Washington, over four rounds.
Super welterweight Jaquan McElroy, 4-0 (2), 154 pounds, of Flint, defeated Andre Johnson, 2-4-1 (2), 156 pounds, of Grand Prairie, Michigan, over four rounds.
Ring announcers were Pete Trevino Jr. and Jimmy Lennon Jr.
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