Price Calls For Shields Fight After Pineiro Win

A bloodied Lauren Price dug heavy to hit Stephanie Pineiro connected points to clasp her welterweight world titles successful Cardiff earlier calling for a early conflict pinch Claressa Shields.

The 31-year-old picked up a unspeakable trim successful nan 5th information against nan antecedently unbeaten Puerto Rican.

Price rallied to conflict to nan last doorbell and was rewarded pinch a unanimous determination connected nan scorecards.

After nan fight, American Shields - who has held 15 world title belts crossed 5 weight divisions - stepped into nan ringing to look disconnected pinch Price.

"This woman stood successful beforehand of maine is 1 of nan champion successful nan game," said Price.

"We each request creation partners, we've some sewage Olympic golden medals, let's do it.

"This is why I'm successful nan game, I want to conflict nan best. Credit to Sheilds - I respect her - but I backmost myself!"

Shields said nan location of immoderate conflict would person to beryllium discussed but hinted astatine a gathering betwixt nan 2 stars astatine nan extremity of 2026 and said nan bout would beryllium astatine middleweight.

"When you are an Olympic champion you are a typical fighter," said Sheilds.

"Me and you person talked online and maine and you tin make it happen, you did awesome coming .

"No disrespect to you, you've sewage a small spot of time. I've sewage 1 much conflict and past we tin conflict astatine nan extremity of nan year."

Price has spoken often astir staging a early conflict astatine either nan 33,000-seat Cardiff City Stadium aliases Principality Stadium, which tin clasp almost 80,000 fans.

In Shields, Price could look nan calibre of force who would merit specified a measurement up successful venue.

Shields, besides 31, presently holds nan IBF, WBC, WBF and WBO heavyweight world titles and has a master fighting grounds of 18-0.