Shields drops 38 pounds to win middleweight titles while still undisputed heavyweight champion

Claressa Shields stopped Kaye Scott in six rounds (1:38) on August 16, 2026 in Atlanta to claim the WBA and WBC middleweight titles. Shields, still the undisputed heavyweight champion, cut 38 pounds over 14 weeks — from 198 to 160 — to make the division she once ruled as undisputed. Now 19-0, she holds belts in two weight classes at once.