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“It’s Not About the Wedding It’s About Being a Good Wife”: Claressa Shields Keeps It Real on Marriage

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Boxing champion Claressa Shields isn’t one to pull punches, inside or outside the ring. The boxing superstar, who has collected world titles like some folks collect sneakers, isn’t interested in squabbling over men or chasing social media clout. Instead, Shields is flipping the script on what it means to be “wife material,” serving up her own brand of real talk about marriage, relationships, and why she’d rather build a legacy than beef over a boyfriend.

Claressa Shields Talks Relationships

In a recent interview with Sway, Shields laid out her philosophy on marriage, making it clear that for her, being “wife material” isn’t about the glitz of a big wedding or chasing after the latest designer bag.