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Kaye Scott weighed in officially at 158.8 pounds. In December 2024, Kaye Scott suffered two significant head clashes in her fight against Desley Robinson which had an enormous hematoma form on her head. She sparred Claressa Shields back in 2016. She is an Olympian. She became a world champion at the age of 41 after just her seventh pro fight. She is 42 years old now. She had to wait to start her amateur boxing career because women's boxing was banned in her state of New South Wales until 2009. Kaye Scott comes from Sydney, Australia. Kaye Scott has a professional record of five wins, one defeat, and one draw. This is Kaye Scott's first world title defense. She drops her right hand and can get clipped. She is tall and long but has no power.

She weighed in officially at 159.8 lb. Shields is moving from around 175 back down to 160 and hasn't fought at 160 in 3 years. Shields got stuck in the 170s a month or two months before the fight and took a while to lose the last few pounds. Shields cut 38 pounds starting 14 weeks ago, going from 198 to 160. Shields sprained her knee two weeks ago while working on delivering power with a shot and her knee popped out of her leg. She has Andre Jerel as a trainer. John David Jackson is Claressa Shields' trainer and Andre Jerrell is in her corner. Shields did a 12-week training camp in preparation for this fight. Shields' coaches are Coach John and Coach Andre Dell. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She defeated Olivia Curry in their rematch to claim the vacant WBC (Всемирный боксёрский совет) and WBA middleweight championships. She is a 19 time world champion and five division champion.

The judges are Mike Ross, Wilfredo Esperon, and Alex Marin. The referee in charge is Joel Scobby. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds and is for the WBA and WBC women's middleweight championships. The bout is for the WBC and WBA middleweight championships of the world. Three towels were thrown in to stop the fight.