Shields held the edge in the opening round. Crews-Dezurn responded with a second during a wild, dynamic round full of exchanges. From the third to the sixth, the action remained physical, with Shields landing cleaner, more effective punches.
In the eighth round, Shields landed a right hand that drew blood to Crews-Dezurn’s mouth. The ninth continued in much the same fashion, with limited flurries and heavy exchanges, with Shields once again getting the better of it. In the tenth and final round, Crews-Dezurn pressed Shields against the ropes for a long period of time before Shields made a strong finish in the last minute, working to close the fight.
Although neither fighter exceeded the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds, the fight was officially contested at heavyweight, with Crews-Dezurn starting at 168 pounds.
Undercard results
WBA Continental Americas light heavyweight champion Atif “Lord Pretty Calvo” Oberlton, 15-0 (13), 174¾ pounds, of Philadelphia, stopped Joseph George Jr., 13-2 (8), 173½ pounds, of Houston, after one round of a 10-round scheduled WBC USA title. The clash of heads occurred in the final seconds of the round. In between rounds, George fell off his mat and was unable to continue. Referee Ansel Stewart was officiating.
In the women’s super lightweight division, Samantha “The Heat” Worthington, 12-1 (7), 139 pounds, of Lexington, Kentucky, was stopped by Edith Soledad Matthysse, 21-16-1 (4), 138¼ pounds, of Trelew, Chubut, Argentina, in the eighth round of 8.
At light heavyweight, southpaw Danielle “Brooklyn Brickhouse” Perkins, 6-1 (3), 174½ pounds, of Houston, stopped southpaw Chei Kenneally, 5-1 (2), 171 pounds, of Port Botany, New South Wales, Australia, at 1:45 of the sixth round by a delayed agent who dropped 10 after opening Percons. Kenneally on the ropes. In the sixth, left and right hooks to the chin dropped Kenneally, and referee Ben Rodriguez waved it off.
Featherweight southpaw Shanell “The Sniper” Butler, 7-0 (3), 125¼ pounds, of Philadelphia, won an eight-round decision over Danila “A Guerreira” Ramos, 14-5 (1), 124¼ pounds, of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Heavyweight Pryce Taylor, 11-0 (7), 275¼ pounds, of Brooklyn, New York, stopped James Evans, 9-3-1 (7), 223¼ pounds, of Toledo, Ohio, at 0:53 of the fifth round of the scheduled eight. Taylor scored a knockdown in the fourth round with a combination, and a right hand in the fifth dropped Evans to his knee, prompting referee Stewart to stop the contest.
In another action:
Super lightweight Savannah Tini, 7-0 (2), 139¼ pounds, of Shelby Township, Michigan, defeated Vaida Masiokaite, 11-30-6 (1), 138 pounds, of Panevezys, Lithuania, over eight rounds.
Super lightweight Lance Smith, 6-0 (5), 144½ pounds, of Detroit, stopped Jorge Omar Vizcarrondo Pacheco, 2-2-2 (2), 141 pounds, of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, in the third round of a scheduled six.
Light flyweight southpaw Jasmine Hampton, 2-0 (2), 110 pounds, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, stopped Augustina Solange Vazquez, 6-7-2 (1), 109 pounds, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in five of six scheduled rounds.
Heavyweight southpaw Sardius Simmons, 7-0 (3), 216½ pounds, of Flint, defeated Dylan Potter, 2-3-1 (0), 229½ pounds, of Olympia, Washington, over four rounds.
Super welterweight Jaquan McElroy, 4-0 (2), 154 pounds, of Flint, defeated Andre Johnson, 2-4-1 (2), 156 pounds, of Grand Prairie, Michigan, over four rounds.
The ring announcers were Pete Trevino Jr. and Jimmy Lennon Jr.
