New Series: Claressa Shields, Premiering Exclusively on ESPN+

New Series: Claressa Shields, Premiering Exclusively on ESPN+*

– *Four-part, all-access series follows two-time gold medalist as she
moves to Professional Fighters League*
– *First episode premiering Thursday, June 3*
– *Shields to make MMA debut at PFL 4, Thursday, June 10, live on ESPN+
and ESPN2*

*Claressa Shields*, a new four-part, all-access series, premiering
exclusively on ESPN+ in June, will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at
Shields’ quest to become the greatest two-sport athlete of all time,
simultaneously maintaining her dominance in boxing while making her debut
in mixed martial arts. A two-time boxing Olympic Gold Medalist and the
first professional boxer – male or female – to win undisputed world titles
in two separate weight divisions in the four-belt era, Shields has now set
her sights on an MMA championship as part of her ambitious goal to be
recognized as the undisputed, greatest woman in combat sports.

From Shields’ humble beginnings as a young girl who discovered boxing in a
tough Flint, Michigan neighborhood, to winning Olympic Gold in London and
Rio, to establishing herself as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxing
champion, *Claressa Shields* tells her unique and inspiring story as she
continues to rise.

The first episode of the series, premiering Thursday, June 3, captures
Shields as she prepares to make her MMA debut with the Professional
Fighters League in a lightweight bout versus Brittney Elkin at PFL 4 on
Thursday, June 10, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. PFL 4 will be live on
ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET and on ESPN2 at 10 p.m. ET.

Since announcing her decision to pursue an MMA title, Shields has been
training at the famed Jackson Wink MMA Academy, where former UFC
champions Holly
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and
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(the UFC’s No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter) train with Greg Jackson
and Mike Winkeljohn.

“Claressa has accomplished so much as an athlete already and her life story
is both authentic and compelling,” said Brian Lockhart, senior vice
president, original content and ESPN Films. “We know she’s just getting
started, and this new series is a chance for all of us to join Claressa on
her journey and to see up close what drives the ambition of a world
champion who is reaching for all-time greatness.”

*About ESPN+*

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