The Fight LNT #103

Claressa Shields is doing something rare in modern sports: she’s dominating in the ring while also forcing a real conversation about how we treat greatness, confidence, and representation. We get straight to the point on why so much of the online chatter around Shields drifts into her personal life, and why that’s a dead end if you actually care about boxing. For us, it’s simple: she’s an Olympic gold medalist, a historic champion, and a blueprint for what women’s boxing can look like when the spotlight is earned and protected.

From there, we run through the fight night like true fans who love the details. We talk Bernice Ferreira’s DQ win and what leads to “excessive holding,” Ashlyn outworking Paulette over the distance, and Troy Osley’s smooth decision that shows the kind of craft you only get from deep boxing fundamentals. Along the way we touch on how boxing compares to other combat sports, and why pure striking arts can reveal a different kind of pedigree.

We close with the main event: Shields’ round-six knockout of Hanna Scott, plus the hidden grind of cutting weight and the reality that the women’s divisions can be thin at the top. It all ladders up to one message we wish every boxing fan would live by: celebrate the greats while they’re still here, not after they’re gone. If you enjoyed this, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who loves boxing, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show.

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Quick Intro And Why It Matters

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Hits Lane PA the fight episode 103. We are covering boxing. Carissa Schill's fault. Hey, Scott. Incredible card, incredible business. This is what people have been wanting and asking.

Respect Claressa Shields’ Legacy

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And far as representation, far as women getting the spotlight, far as black women in particular having power over their dollar. There has been a lot of talk, conversation, disrespect. I will never compare Clarissa Schilds to uh Remy Ma. Remy Ma is a musician. Clarissa Schilds is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Stop. These aren't the same conversations. These aren't the same people. She is taking the black American dream further than Remy Ma ever has. This is not his box. The opinions that I'm seeing about her, the problems they have with her personal life or who they choose to date, or this and that, that's not boxing. And that's not what we should care about when we talk about Clarissa Shields. Like, I don't understand the goal of it. I see a lot of people who honestly, it's either men trying to put her in check, she's gonna be a confident person. She has to be. She's a boxer who is in a male-dominated sport and has achieved more than most men ever will in the sport. There's a dissociation that people are missing here. She's the criminal crime in the boxing world. And I it's like the conversation about her Pat Poos and all this shit is corny. She is an icon for black Americans, and she should be treated like that. Because I really don't see if I'm weighing two things. What is Remy Ma and her situation with Pat Poose really mean to black culture and black America? Not much. All these situations, all these narratives, all these things that they had problems with and issues with, and Remy and Petpoose and all these things, those situations was always messy, back and forth, dumb shit. To be honest. They're adults acting like teens. So when it gets crossed over to Carissa Shields, an actual person that's actually doing something for the black community for black women, far as being an example. I really don't understand. It's like comparing Muhammad Ali to Slick Rick. It's a little different. And Slick Rick is a way greater rapper than Remy Ma. So, like, let's just cut it

Undercard Results And Craft Talk

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out. Now let's get into the card. Bernice Ferreira defeats Carolyn Vernay Vervay via DQ for excessive holding. She made her hold that much. She made that DQ happen. Shout out to her. We get into Ashlyn versus Paulette. She gets the UD, outworked her, outboxed her. There's nothing you can do with her. She had the skills to pay the bills. Now, we get into Troy Osley versus Joseph Hicks. U D outboxed them. And this is the thing about boxing and combat sports and just single art-based combat sports. Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, jujitsu. Pick your poison, enjoy it. But there is a level of like pedigree when you see these guys fight that you just won't see in a UC card or an MMA card. It's just a little different. And because they're mixing the arts. And it is boxing at the end of the day is an art form. Shout out to Choi Osley. Great, great boxing. U D.

Shields’ Knockout And Weight Cut

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And we get into Calisha Shields. She closes the show and gets the knockout on the main card. She's the only one who got it at the main card level besides the DQ. Calisha Shields defeats Hay Scott, round six. She was outworking her, outfighting her from the beginning. I think the most challenging part of this fight for her was cutting the weight from heavyweight to middleweight. The women's division is paper thin and fighters are not fighting. It's just harder for her to find the best competition at this moment of her life. Now, if she was to retire today, she's Hall of Fame, no-brainer. And maybe that's what's going to happen. She says she wants to fight again in December, so we shall see. But she is probably one of the most, no, she is the most decorated female fighter, besides, I would say, Holly Holm, who had a boxing, you know, world championship and then a UFC belt. So there's a lot of things people and I ain't talking about as far as you know Carissa Schills and what she can do next and what she's already done. Shout out to her, shout out to the GOAT. He deserves her flowers. He was the headliner. This is female black boxing history. I wish Alila Ali, I wish there

Appreciate Greats While They’re Here

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was more female support and less drama when it comes to Carissa Shields. He is making history and giving girls that look like her a path that has some honor and some glory in it. There's a little difference than being a boxer than being a bottle girl. You know, so like just think about it. I really think what that's one of the missing gaps in the conversation about her. So let's move forward and really just appreciate the athletes that we have, man. We didn't appreciate Crawford until he retired. We didn't give a fuck about Floyd until he retired. We're talking shit about Shakur. He's one he's a four-time division champion. We have to stop this. We have to enjoy the greats while we have them. It's been

Upcoming Fights And Closing Shoutouts

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amazing, amazing year of boxing. We have Role versus Teal this weekend, and we have more fights coming up in September as far as Ryan Garcia versus Connor Benn. Boxing has been on fire. Shout out to all the promoters. Shout out to the cross planning and the cross promotion throughout all these campaigns and battles throughout boxing this year. Shout out to Clarissa Shields, the fight, episode 103. It's L PA.