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Claressa Shields stopped Kaye Scott in the sixth round to reclaim the WBC and WBA middleweight belts in Atlanta. <p>Shields had moved down from heavyweight to middleweight for the bout and in the process, became a middleweight world champion for a third time.</p><p>The fight was under Shields' control throughout, with the crucial moments coming in the sixth round when the 42-year-old Scott was dropped before being subjected to a barrage of punches against the ropes.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/33694/13572483/craig-richards-vs-radivoje-kalajdzic-lee-cutler-vs-louis-greene-added-to-johnny-fisher-boxing-bill-at-copper-box-arena"><strong>Craig Richards returns on Johnny Fisher bill at Copper Box</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13571739/stevie-mckenna-is-locked-in-on-all-irish-showdown-with-callum-walsh-after-viral-ko-win-says-manager-mike-borao"><strong>Stevie McKenna 'locked in' on Callum Walsh clash</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13491463/boxing-2026-fight-schedule-and-latest-results-tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-katie-taylor-and-more">Boxing in 2026: Key dates, results and upcoming schedule</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream boxing and more with no contract</a></strong></li></ul><p>The onslaught continued, prompting Scott's corner to throw multiple towels into the ring, bringing an end to the contest after one minute and 38 seconds of the sixth round.</p><p>With the victory, Shields moves to 19-0, with the self-proclaimed GWOAT - meaning Greatest Woman of All Time - strengthening her claim to being the world's No 1 female fighter, particularly with Katie Taylor set to retire.</p><widget id="2"></widget><p>"It was a hard camp," Shields said. "I always tell myself that everything is easy work, but it was a really hard camp.</p><p>"I cut 38 pounds. I started 14 weeks ago at 198 and got down to 160. It was the most disciplined I've been since the Olympics, I feel like.</p><p>"She was stronger than I thought. She was very strong. I knew that, with the amount of weight I'd cut, I didn't want to exert too much energy early.</p><p>"I was trying to make sure I could deal with her strength and not get caught with anything crazy, because I'm not as strong as I feel at 175."</p><p><strong>Lauren Price</strong> is now Shields' preferred opponent at 160lbs, with the American saying she wants the fight to take place between December and January.</p><p>It is a fight that Price has welcomed, but the American star's promoter, Dmitriy Salita, believes the "mega" event "belongs in the United States".</p><p>"Claressa came down to middleweight to make the biggest fights possible," Salita told <em>Sky Sports</em>.</p><p>"We want to make this a mega-event, and I believe that fight belongs in the United States.</p><p>"That being said, we love the UK, and another fight there is certainly not out of the question. It's an incredible time for women's boxing."</p>
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