This time, Claressa Shields is putting her money where her mouth is. The undisputed champ just shook the room at the 2025 BET Awards by throwing down an open challenge: beat her in a fight and walk away $100,000 richer.
The self-proclaimed GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time) is calling out any woman (boxer, MMA fighter, or even a street brawler) who thinks they can “whoop” her.
“Free smoke for anybody who feels like they can beat me in a fight,” she told Hollywood Unlocked’s Ariela Anís with full chest. “I got a $100K for any girl that thinks they can whoop me.”
Shields, always ready to defend her crown, made it crystal clear that this challenge isn’t just for clout. It’s personal now. Especially after fans hyped up reality star Tesehki, the sister of Chrisean Rock, claiming she could take Claressa in the ring. She wasn’t impressed.
“But was she?” Claressa Shields fired back with a smirk. “This is how a call-out goes: you call me out, I say yes. We scrap. That’s how we do in my hood.”
This isn’t the first time Claressa’s dared someone to test her hands, but it might be the first time she’s dared them with cash on the line.
Toward the end of last year, Claressa Shields also invited Remy Ma to the ring after the Bronx rapper revealed a private text conversation between Shields and her estranged spouse, Papoose. This was the first instance in which it became publicly known that Pap was in a relationship with the pro athlete and had been close to ending his marriage with Remy.
In the weeks following what appeared to be a resolution, Keke Palmer sparked controversy once again during a discussion on her podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, as she provocatively asked, “When are you planning to take out Remy Ma?” Shields laughed in reply.
At this point, neither Remy nor Tesehki have consented to face the GWOAT in the ring; however, Shields emphasized that anyone who wishes to challenge the champion can earn $100,000.
