AT a press conference packed with incident, one of the most surprising revelations of Floyd Mayweatherโs current visit to the UK is that he is signing former GB amateur Savannah Marshall.
Marshall, the โSilent Assassin,โ is a two-time Olympian, only the second World gold medallist British amateur boxing has ever had and remains the only boxer to have beaten Americaโs double Olympic gold medallist, Claressa Shields.
Mayweather himself explained why he signed Marshall. โI signed because Iโm supposed to sign her. Iโm supposed to sign her. Sheโs remarkable, sheโs unbelievable. Sheโs an Olympian, a champion, she deserves to be with us,โ he said.
Marshall could rematch Claressa Shields in a major fight for womenโs boxing. Floyd continued, โEverything takes time, everything takes time. Weโre not here to talk bad about Shields because she won two gold medals, if Iโm not mistaken, and the girl we just signed, sheโs the last person to beaten her, if Iโm not mistaken. The girl we just signed, sheโs a hell of a fighter also. We donโt know what the future holds. We just want to get her out there, get her active, get her busy and hopefully she can become world champion someday.โ