Claressa Shields has threatened to take legal action and made an accusation of defamation in a fiery onslaught on social media.
Such allegations stem from the altercation between Shields and Alycia Baumgardner earlier this month, where both fighters were seen trading barbs in a hot-tempered exchange.
This took place during a Most Valuable Promotions Netflix event, headlined by Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano, where Jake Paul’s promotional outfit delivered a series of MMA contests.
But while action took place inside the cage, there was also a confrontation between two high-profile women’s boxers inside the VIP area.
Video footage appears to show Shields slapping Baumgardner following their war of words, to which MVP have responded by banning the ‘GWOAT’ from future events.
In an official statement, MVP described the incident as a physical “attack”, while Baumgardner wrote in her own statement that Shields’ behaviour was “unprovoked”.
It is important to highlight, too, that Baumgarner is signed to the flagship promotional organisation for women’s boxing, while Shields is still being promoted by Dmitry Salita.
Regardless of their allegiances, though, Shields has said in a social media clip that she plans to sue both MVP and Baumgardner.
“MVP does not run boxing, so let’s wrap that s*** up. I’m not banned from boxing. Actually, I have a huge fight announcement coming soon.
“Both of MVP and Baumgardner’s statements were lies – that is defamation.
“For those who saw the video of Baumgardner threatening me, telling me ‘I’ll beat your ass right now’, that is a threat.
“You saying everything that happened was completely unprovoked – that’s a lie. Now that I’m looking at statements, and I’m seeing people lie, it’s okay because I’m not gonna handle it with the law; I’m gonna handle it with the court.
“Ya’ll gonna get sued for defamation.”
As a five-weight world champion, Shields is regarded alongside Katie Taylor as the greatest female fighter of this generation, if not of all time.
