Claressa Shields turned heads at her weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s fight against Lani Daniels, debuting a fresh tattoo honoring her man, rapper Papoose.
Ahead of her anticipated fight with Lani Daniels this weekend, the undefeated boxing champ pulled a bold move that has fans talking more about her weigh-in moment than her left hook. In a viral video dropped by The Shade Room, Claressa popped out real confident at the DAZN Boxing weigh-in, rocking a floor-length fur coat over a revealing one-piece. But it was what happened next that had social media doing backflips.
Claressa Shields unzipped her coat, giving the cameras a full view of her toned body, championship belts, and what appeared to be a fresh tattoo placed just beneath her right breast. The ink was a bold single word: “Papoose.”
Now, folks online are raising eyebrows, clapping back, and clutching their pearls all at once.
While Claressa hasn’t confirmed the whole backstory behind the ink, she definitely didn’t hide it. Her hair was styled in a sleek, blonde look with dark roots, and she wore a light-colored, bandeau-style bodysuit with a side cut-out. The undefeated fighter held several championship belts, including a striking light blue and gold one.
And just in case anyone thought this was a stunt, Claressa recently opened up on The Pivot Podcast about her personal life, mentioning Papoose by name. She shared plans to start a family with him as soon as next year.
“I’m gonna have a baby next year,” she said confidently. “We already had it planned out.”
The 30-year-old Flint native explained that she doesn’t want to wait until her 40s to become a mom. “I want to be able to run at the park with my kids and stuff like that,” she said. “I want to be too old.”
But still, Black Twitter is cutting up. Some fans are hyping her up, saying it’s her body, her love, her rules. Others are stunned and asking, “What does Remy Ma think about this?”
One user wrote, “She said ten toes down and tiddies out for Pap 😭😭,” while another said, “Papoose tattoo under the boob is WILD. But Claressa has been a savage.”
Regardless of how fans feel, Claressa Shields knows precisely who and what she’s fighting for. And come Saturday night, it might not just be her opponent catching heat.
Stay tuned.
