Claressa Shields claims she 'nearly killed' an internet troll in spar as social media footage shows the boxing star stopping opponent before heated exchange

  • Shields could be seen landing a series of heavy shots on a sparring opponent
  • She shared the footage on social media, stating she was fighting an internet troll
  • Footage showed her ranting at the camera and being held back more than once 

Claressa Shields claims to have 'nearly killed' an 'internet troll' during a sparring session at her gym.

The self-proclaimed 'greatest woman of all time' shared the footage of her sparring an unnamed opponent on social media. 

The undisputed champion is said to have invited the internet troll down to her gym for 'at least two rounds of sparring'.  


After some initial pressure from the unnamed opponent, Shields could be seen applying the pressure before landing some heavy shots.

What appeared to be a trainer could then be seen stepping in to stop the fight, with some words exchanged between the two fighters.

Claressa Shields has claimed she 'nearly killed' an internet troll during a sparring session

Claressa Shields has claimed she 'nearly killed' an internet troll during a sparring session

Footage shared on social media showed Shields landing a series of heavy shots
She then launched a verbal attack on what she said was a troll

Footage shared on social media showed Shields landing a series of heavy shots (picture on the left-hand-side) before launching a verbal attack

She had to be held back from the opponent on more than one occasion in the footage shared

She had to be held back from the opponent on more than one occasion in the footage shared

WARNING: Strong language 

Things then became heated in the ring, with Shields having to be held back after launching a series of insults at her opponent.

'What the f*** is that?' the other fighter, who remains anonymous, asked after the fight was stopped.

Shields could be seen again approaching her opponent as what looked like a trainer stepped in to keep her away.

'I ain't never seen no p***y s*** like this,' the boxing star shouted as she turned to the camera. '

She continued to rant before trying to box the woman again, again being held back.

The video, shared to her 918,000 followers on Instagram, was captioned: 'I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PUNK Axx GIRL PULLED TO @hitswillegym after trolling me for months! And couldn't last more than 30 seconds!

'I damn near killed this h**. Show up again p***y!'

Shields has a 14-0 record in her professional boxing career, securing wins over the likes of Savannah Marshall and Maricela Cornejo in recent fights.

Shields, the self-proclaimed 'greatest woman of all time', boasts a 14-0 record and also competes in MMA

Shields, the self-proclaimed 'greatest woman of all time', boasts a 14-0 record and also competes in MMA

Shields has been called out to face her rival Savannah Marshall (pictured above), who she beat in boxing, in MMA

Shields has been called out to face her rival Savannah Marshall (pictured above), who she beat in boxing, in MMA

The 29-year-old also competes in MMA, winning two of her three fights and losing the other, with her most recent victory coming against Kelsey DeSantis earlier this year.

She has been challenged to an MMA fight by rival Marshall, who has also taken up the sport and called out the American after her debut win at the start of June.