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USA fighter Claressa Shields guaranteed a medal with semifinal berth

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Claressa Shields is going to medal again.

The 2012 gold medal boxer from Flint, Michigan, assured herself of that with a 3-0 decision over fellow middleweight Iaroslava Iakushina on Wednesday in Rio.

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Shields, 21, only lost a single round between three judges, and cruised to the win.

She’ll face Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova in a semifinal. Since both losing semifinalists in boxing receive bronze medals, she is guaranteed a medal.

The other semifinal sees Li Qian of China and Nouchka Fontijin of the Netherlands.

United States' Matthew Anderson goes up to spike the ball in a men's quarterfinal volleyball match against Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:  Sue Bird #6 of United States reacts to an injury during the Women's Quarterfinal match against Japan on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)