Ariel x Ade, episode 36: Claressa Shields goes off on Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green! Plus, Xander Zayas and ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington get big wins, Dmitry Salita joins, more
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo welcome in Claressa Shields, who goes off on her potential next opponents including Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green. The duo also discusses big wins by Xander Zayas and 'Shu Shu' Carrington, plus Shields' promoter Dmitry Salita joins the show.
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Show Notes
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo begin the show with a reaction to Claressa Shields’ dominant victory over Lani Daniels (1:41), discussing Shields' star status and debating who she should fight next (06:23), mentioning Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green as options.
Next, they discuss the current women's pound-for-pound (11:04), before Shields herself joins to discuss Daniels' unusual tactics, her free agency, her feelings on potential opponents like Ali, Cyborg, and Green, and more (15:16).
Dmitry Salita, Shields' promoter, calls in to discuss her huge weekend and weighs in on her next move (37:12).
The duo touches on Xander Zayas’ win over Jorge Garcia to become the WBO junior middleweight champion (51:00), which headlined Top Rank’s final card under their ESPN deal.
Then, they turn to Jaron 'Boots' Ennis' proposed fight against Josh Kelly (56:50), transition to a preview of Lewis Crocker vs. Paddy Donovan 2 (58:56), and end by delivering the Parting Shot (1:06:00).