Claressa Shields announced opponent ahead of potential Lauren Price fight

Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields will drop down to middleweight to take on WBC and WBA champion Kay Scott on August 15 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Multi-weight undisputed champion Shields, 31, will become the most decorated woman in boxing history and the first to headline the 16,888-capacity State Farm Arena.

The Australian Scot, a highly decorated amateur, will defend both middleweight world titles she won against Olivia Curry in December.

“At this point in my career, every fight is about legacy,” said former middleweight world champion Shields.

“Every fight now is about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible – for myself, for women’s boxing and for the next generation with Claressa Shields getting behind me.

“Kaye Scott is a champion, and I respect what he’s accomplished. But being undisputed at 160 pounds starts with beating the best again. That’s always been my mindset. I’m not chasing easy fights, I’m picking meaningful fights.”

In April, it was announced that fellow Olympic champion Lauren Price, who was born in Newport, had signed on A two-fight deal to face Shields.

Prior to that announcement, the 31-year-old defeated Stephanie Pinheiro in Cardiff, where she and Shields exchanged words after the fight.

Shields said “they could fight at the end of the year” after their unnamed fight this summer.

The American described her next fight against the 42-year-old Scott as not just “a championship fight” but an event to grow women’s boxing.

“Atlanta represents a huge opportunity. We showed what women’s boxing can do in Detroit,” she added.

“We’ve sold out arenas and created moments people remember. Now’s the time to bring that same energy to Atlanta.”

Asked when Price and Shields could meet, Shalom told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast: “Once in the US, and then hopefully once where we can come to Cardiff City Stadium or (Cardiff) Castle and do it in June next year.”