{
  "id": 1210571,
  "title": "Claressa Shields eyes Britain’s Price after stopping Kaye Scott to reclaim titles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/claressa-shields-eyes-britains-price-after-stopping-kaye-scott-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:49:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/claressa-shields-eyes-britain-price-054911411.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Claressa Shields, a five-division world champion and double Olympic gold medalist, stopped Australian fighter Kaye Scott in the sixth round to reclaim the WBA and WBC titles. The fight took place at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, marking Shields’s return to middleweight after previously ruling the division. Shields, 31, went from heavyweight to middleweight and improved her professional record to 19-0 with four knockouts. Scott, an amateur who entered the paid ranks at 39, was an underdog and had never fought at middleweight before. Shields dominated Scott, landing first and escaping her counters, and pinned her against the ropes in the sixth round to secure the victory. The win returned Shields to championship status at 160lb and could lead to a fight against Britain's Lauren Price or Canada's Tammara Thibeault for undisputed middleweight title.",
  "summary": "Claressa Shields completed a remarkable descent from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Australia’s Kaye Scott in the sixth round to capture the WBA and WBC titles in a fight that went off early Sunday morning at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The five-division world champion and double Olympic gold medalist dominated her outclassed opponent from the opening bell before dropping Scott in the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How to Watch Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott: Live Stream, Start Time & Full Fight Card",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/how-to-watch-claressa-shields-vs-kaye-scott-live-stream-start-time",
        "published": "2026-08-15T12:00:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}