LONDON -- U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal today, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova.

Claressa Shields (L) and Savannah Marshall (R) face-off during the weigh in ahead of their undisputed middleweight championship fight at Genesis Cinema on October 14, 2022 in London, England.

FLINT, MI -- Claressa Shields grew up in rough neighborhoods with an unstable family and was even bullied. None of those struggles ever stopped her. Shields on Thursday won the middleweight ...

U.S. boxer Claressa Shields (left) lands a punch on Nadezda Torlopova of Russia during the women's boxing middleweight final at the ExCel Arena in London. Shields, 17, won the first-ever gold ...

Claressa Shields will be back in the ring Aug. 17 to defend her Olympic gold medal. The 2012 Olympics in London were the first time women were allowed to box in the Games and the 17-year-old high ...

LONDON — The public address announcer blared, “The gold medalist and Olympic champion . . .” and that’s about the point that 17-year old Claressa Shields lost it. She started laughing ...

LONDON – Claressa Shields ducked one punch, deftly leaned away from another, and stuck her tongue out at her Russian opponent. Just an American teenager having a little fun.After all, Nadezda ...

Here are some photos from Claressa Shields win over Sweden's Anna Laurell during the 2012 Olympics in London. Shields' win advances her to the semifinals for women's boxing in the middleweight ...

After becoming the first female U.S. boxer to win Olympic gold at the 2012 London Games, Claressa Shields was given a parade by her home town of Flint, Mich., and awarded a key to the city.

American Claressa Shields fights for boxing gold. By Bigad Shaban. August 9, 2012 / 9:17 AM EDT / CBS News (CBS News) LONDON -- The United States has always been a ...

FLINT, MI – The wait is over. Seventeen-year-old Claressa Shields is going to London. On Friday morning, the local boxer found out that she has qualified for a spot on the first-ever women's ...

Claressa Shields, the undisputed middleweight champion, ... Six months later, in October 2022, Shields defeated Savannah Marshall in a high-stakes, high-octane title bout in London.