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Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott live updates: How to watch, fight time, price

Josh Peter

USA TODAY

Updated Aug. 15, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET

The glowering Claressa Shields has been missing in action this week.

Instead, as her next fight approached, she has beamed and preened.

Shields (18-0) will have a chance to add to her vast collection of championship belts when she fights Kaye Scott (5-1-1) for the WBC and WBA middleweight titles. She’s clearly relished the physical transformation it has required.

Not only has the glowering disappeared, but Shields has also lost about 15 pounds while dropping from the heavyweight ranks back down to the 160-pound middleweight division.

“I know from my own experience, once you go up in weight, it’s very difficult to come down,’’ said Dmitriy Salita, Shields’ promoter and a former pro boxer. “And she’s half the woman that she used to be.

“She’s fit. She looks great.’’

The goal wasn’t just to wow ‘em at the weigh-in.

This new phase is expected to include compelling bouts against Mikaela Mayer, Lauren Price and possibly Tamm Thibeault.

“(Shields) really dares to be great and push the limit to what could be done to initiate some of those biggest fights,’’ Salita said. “The (slimmed down) look is a bonus.”

How to watch Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott

Date: Saturday, August 15
Time: Main card: 8 p.m. ET; Main event to start approximately 11:26 p.m. ET
Where: State Farm Arena (Atlanta, Georgia)
Stream: DAZN

Watch Shields vs Scott with DAZN

9:00 pm ET

Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the house

Kristie Ackert

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is already at the arena in Atlanta, hours before the main event. He said this week he had planned to attend. Shields has spent years arguing women’s boxing deserves this kind of attention, and the biggest name in the sport turning up for a women’s title card is a small step in the right direction.

8:58 pm ET

Claressa Shields headlines a card down to four fights

Kristie Ackert

Two fights are already gone from tonight’s card in Atlanta. Danielle Perkins missed weight, wiping out her WBA light heavyweight title defense against Olivia Curry. Ernesto Mercado lost his opponent twice. Emmanuel Tagoe missed weight, then replacement Roger Hilley did too, coming in nearly nine pounds heavy. Mercado is off the card. What’s left is four fights on the DAZN card, capped by Claressa Shields dropping from heavyweight to challenge Kaye Scott for the WBC and WBA middleweight belts.

8:00 pm ET

Claressa Shields has it all except one thing

Josh Peter

As a star boxer, Claressa Shields has it all. Well, almost.

Two Olympic gold medals. Nineteen world titles. A pro record of 18-0.

But, only three knockouts.

“I have more knockouts than she has wins,’’ Laila Ali said last year.

Indeed, Ali does, having finished her career 24-0 with 21 knockouts.

Shields will have another chance to quiet critics when she fights Kaye Scott for the WBA and WBC women’s middleweight world titles Saturday, Aug. 15 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

“I care a little bit,’’ Shields said during preparations for the fight. “Who doesn’t want a knockout? But at the end of the day, a win is a win.’’

7:45 pm ET

Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott live stream, price

Gabe Zaldivar

Claressa Shields vs Franchon Crews-Dezurn will stream exclusively on DAZN. The boxing match can be viewed on DAZN subscription ($24.99 a month, monthly installments or $34.99 monthly flex plan).

7:30 pm ET

Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott main card, ring walk start times

Gabe Zaldivar

Main card start time: 8 p.m. ET
Main event ring walks: 11:26 p.m. ET (approximate)

7:15 pm ET

Kaye Scott record

Elizabeth Flores

Scott, who turned professional in 2023, steps into the ring with a record of five wins, one draw, and one loss. Although relatively new to the pro circuit, she has already seen success in the middleweight division, previously holding two world titles.

Scott began her career with a string of victories before experiencing her first defeat against Desley Robinson in December 2024. She bounced back with a majority draw against Olivia Curry in September 2025.

7:00 pm ET

Claressa Shields’s career record

Elizabeth Flores

Claressa Shields steps into the ring for her second fight of the year to defend her WBA and WBC women’s middleweight titles, facing Australia’s Kaye Scott at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Saturday, August 15.

Shields boasts a record of 18 wins, no losses, and three knockouts. Shields is currently the undisputed women’s heavyweight champion and will drop three weight classes, moving from heavyweight to middleweight for the first time since 2023.

6:30 pm ET

Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott full fight card odds

Courtesy of DraftKings.

Claressa Shields (-3000) vs. Kaye Scott (+1200), for WBA and WBC women’s middleweight titles
Ernesto Mercado (-3000) vs. Emmanuel Tagoe (+1100), WBO super lightweight international title
Caroline Veyre (-450) vs. Bernice Ferreira (+330), for WBC and IBO women’s super featherweight titles
Troy Isley (-650) vs. Joseph Hicks (+425), middleweight
Ashleyann Lozada (-1000) vs. Paulette Cuesta (+600), women’s super bantamweight
Danielle Perkins (-750) vs. Olivia Curry (+475), women’s light heavyweight
Hakim Lopez (+200) vs. Da’Velle Smith (-260), super middleweight
Jaquan McElroy (-1600) vs. Alexander Thiel (+800), super welterweight
Casey Dixon (-2000) vs. Michael Nelson (+900), super middleweight
Daniel Mercado (-10000) vs. Rahmel McKinley (+1600), super welterweight

6:15 pm ET

Claressa Shields vs. Kaye Scott fight odds

Courtesy of DraftKings.

Claressa Shields (-3000) vs. Kaye Scott (+1200), for WBA and WBC women’s middleweight titles

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