Claressa Shields vs Vanessa Lepage Joanisse Prediction: Claressa Shields aims for her fourth-division world championship title

This Sunday, the Big Time Boxing USA main event will be between Claressa Shields and Vanessa Lepage Joanisse. Little Cesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States, will be the venue for the fight, as fans can catch up with the event live on DAZN. With the WBC World Female Heavyweight Title on the line, which was previously held by Joanisse, fans can be sure that this fight will be intriguing. The weight class is 75 lbs (79.4 kg), and both fighters have won their last four matches.

Claressa Shields is currently fourteen matches straight without a loss or draw. She was an undisputed champion in the junior and super middleweight divisions. Her strength has always been the utilization of her jab and the power in her punches. Shields started fighting at the PFL in 2021 and have fought three times. She won two of her fights and lost one to Abby Montes via split decision. Szilvia Szabados and Nikki Adler were her knockout victories. Shields won against Brittney Elkin via submission. Other fighters she has won against are Savannah Marshall, Ema Kozin, Marie Eve Dicaire, and Christina Hammer.

Lepage-Joanisse won against Abril Argentina Vidal via split decision in March this year to win the WBC World Female Heavyweight Title. In 2017, she challenged Alejandra Jimenez for the WBC World Female Heavy Title but lost in the third round via a knockout. This is her only career loss, as she went on to fight four times after and won all. Vanessa Lepage Joanisse's unanimous victory fights were against Timea Nagy and Princess Hairston. In her overall career, she has won seven matches.

This fight is set to keep fans on their toes. Shields will be looking to set the pace of the fight and control the distance. Lepage-Joanisse is more particular about using her heavyweight right-hand punch, especially in close range, to get some points off Shields. With both of the same age and similar characteristics, it is expected for this match to go the distance. That can also be backed up with the recent trend of both fighters to allow the judges to make the decision of who will win, leaving it all out in the ring. I believe Claressa Shield will win this bout given her past record in both the Welterweight and middleweight divisions.