CLARESSA SHIELDS VS. KAYE SCOTT LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE LIVESTREAM

[0:00] The chest hair and the beard. [0:03] It took off like wildfire. [0:04] Social media's been lit up today because of Fitzpatrick [0:07] and the outfit and everything else. [0:08] Wearing silly clothes. [0:09] A, hilarious. [0:10] B, separated at birth from Conor McGregor. [0:13] It's nothing. [0:14] I mean, I think we just have to stay humble. [0:15] You know what I mean? [0:17] People are already saying, this is Fitzpatrick's team. [0:20] He is rolling and you can't make a switch. [0:23] What's your take? [0:25] Honestly, man, he's playing on fire right now. [0:27] If Ryan Fitzpatrick looks like that, [0:29] Jameis Winston is your future, [0:30] but you keep Ryan Fitzpatrick in there [0:32] for the rest of this season. [0:41] Don't miss the biggest nights in MMA. [0:43] We are now set. [0:44] Ball! [0:45] Ball to play ball, which is so exciting. [1:08] These teams have to come in here and give it their all. [1:18] Have a real nice tempo. [1:20] Go baseline, watch out. 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[3:15] What can we expect? [3:16] The story's incredible. [3:17] Every time AJ steps into the ring, you know, it's a massive event. [3:20] But this means a lot to everybody involved because although I know people are calling it a comeback [3:25] and we only fought in December, this is a huge comeback. [3:28] You know, this is a comeback from injury. [3:30] This is a comeback from emotional loss. [3:33] This is a comeback that's spurred on in the memory of his friends as well. [3:37] He's extremely motivated right now. [3:39] Probably more motivated than I've ever seen him before. [3:41] And I can't wait. [3:42] I can't wait to see him back in the ring, get this job done, [3:45] and then on to what will be the biggest fight in boxing. [3:47] You've said the fight with Tyson Fury is signed, sealed, delivered. [3:51] Just tell us, have you got a venue in mind and a date? [3:54] The venue will be decided by a turkey out of shape. [3:56] You know, everybody dreams about this fight taking place in the UK. [4:00] We'll see. [4:00] You know, I think around November time. [4:02] But we've signed. [4:03] Fury's signed. [4:04] Get through July 25th. [4:06] And we're good to go. [4:09] Now Sergio. [4:10] The only difficult thing about this, Pat, [4:12] is you're cutting from behind the hole thinking it's really fast and it's not. [4:15] There he goes. [4:25] Now, this is a strange situation. [4:26] Peter Ulein, this is his third shot at the par 5, 17th. [4:31] But wait a minute. [4:33] I know your eyebrows are raised. [4:35] He didn't. [4:36] This is his fourth. [4:37] No. [4:38] No. [4:40] This is your box standard birdie. [4:42] Are you having a laugh, Peter Ulein? [4:47] Sergio for par. [4:49] Started on the line he wanted. [4:51] Wow. [4:51] That could be hugely significant. [4:57] Dustin Johnson for birdie. [5:02] Straight down Main Street. [5:05] Dustin Johnson, the first birdie of the day. [5:07] He's six under par. [5:09] I'm happy to announce Fitzmagic is alive and well. [5:14] Oh, oh, oh. [5:15] It's magic. [5:16] The chains, the tight jackets, the sunglasses. [5:24] No, it's just game day. [5:25] Game day wear. [5:26] He truly became Fitzmagic at that legendary press conference. [5:30] I'd look up at the stands. [5:31] I would see the sunglasses, the chains, the open collar, the chest hair, and the beard. [5:38] It took off like wildfire. [5:39] Social media's been lit up today because of Fitzpatrick and the outfit and everything else. [5:43] Wearing silly clothes. [5:44] A, hilarious. [5:45] B, separated at birth from Conor McGregor. [5:48] It's nothing. [5:49] I mean, I think we just have to stay humble. [5:50] You know what I mean? [5:52] People are already saying, this is Fitzpatrick's team. [5:55] He is rolling and you can't make a switch. [5:57] What's your take? [6:00] Honestly, man, he's playing on fire right now. [6:02] If Ryan Fitzpatrick looks like that, Jameis Winston is your future, but you keep Ryan Fitzpatrick [6:07] in there for the rest of this season. [6:09] Happy to announce Fitzmagic is alive and well. [8:44] Oh, oh, it's magic. [8:47] The chains, the tight jackets, the sunglasses. [8:54] No, it's just game day. [8:55] Game day wear. [8:56] He truly became Fitzmagic at that legendary press conference. [9:00] I'd look up at the stands. [9:01] I would see the sunglasses, the chains, the open collar, the chest hair, and the beard. [9:07] It took off like wildfire. [9:09] Social media's been lit up today because of Fitzpatrick and the outfit and everything else. [9:13] Wearing silly clothes. [9:14] A, hilarious. [9:15] B, separated at birth from Conor McGregor. [9:18] It's nothing. [9:19] I mean, I think we just have to stay humble. [9:20] You know what I mean? [9:22] People are already saying, this is Fitzpatrick's team. [9:25] He is rolling and you can't make a switch. [9:28] What's your take? [9:30] Honestly, man, he's playing on fire right now. [9:32] If Ryan Fitzpatrick looks like that, Jameis Winston is your future, but you keep Ryan Fitzpatrick [9:37] in there for the rest of this season. [9:38] This isn't just the return of any boxer. [9:41] This is AJ. [9:42] When he fights, it's box office. [9:44] Everyone tunes in. [9:45] What can we expect? [9:46] The story's incredible. [9:47] Every time AJ steps into the ring, it's a massive event. [9:50] But this means a lot to everybody involved because although I know people are calling it a comeback [9:55] and we only fought in December, this is a huge comeback. [9:58] You know, this is a comeback from injury. [10:00] This is a comeback from emotional loss. [10:03] This is a comeback that's spurred on in the memory of his friends as well. [10:07] He's extremely motivated right now, probably more motivated than I've ever seen him before. [10:11] And I can't wait. [10:12] I can't wait to see him back in the ring, get this job done, and then on to what will be [10:16] the biggest fight in boxing. [10:18] You've said the fight with Tyson Fury is signed, sealed, delivered. [10:21] Does he tell us? [10:22] Have you got a venue in mind and a date? [10:24] The venue will be decided by Turk Elisha. [10:26] You know, everybody dreams about this fight taking place in the UK. [10:30] We'll see. [10:30] You know, I think around November time. [10:32] But we've signed. [10:33] Fury's signed. [10:34] Get through July 25th. [10:36] And we're good to go. [10:39] Now, Sergio. [10:40] The only difficult thing about this fight is you're fighting from behind the hole thinking [10:44] it's really fast and it's not. [10:46] There he goes. [10:55] Now, this is a strange situation. [10:56] Peter Uline, this is his third shot at the par 5, 17th. [11:01] But wait a minute. [11:03] I know your eyebrows are raised. [11:05] He didn't. [11:06] This is his fourth. [11:07] No. [11:08] No. [11:10] This is your box standard birdie. [11:12] Are you having a laugh, Peter Uline? [11:17] Sergio for par. [11:18] He started on the line he wanted. [11:21] Wow. [11:23] That could be hugely significant. [11:27] Dustin Johnson for birdie. [11:32] Straight down Main Street. [11:35] Dustin Johnson, the first birdie of the day. [11:37] He's six under par. [11:39] I'm happy to announce Fitzmagic is alive and well. [11:44] Oh, oh, oh. [11:45] It's magic. [11:46] It's magic. [11:46] The chains, the tight jackets, the sunglasses. [11:54] No, it's just game day. [11:55] Game day wear. [11:56] He truly became Fitzmagic at that legendary press conference. [12:00] I'd look up at the stands. [12:01] I would see the sunglasses, the chains, the open collar, the chest hair, and the beard. [12:08] It took off like wildfire. [12:09] Social media's been lit up today because of Fitzpatrick and the outfit and everything else. [12:13] Wearing silly clothes. [12:14] A, hilarious. [12:15] B, separated at birth from Conor McGregor. [12:18] It's nothing. [12:19] I mean, I think we just have to stay humble. [12:20] You know what I mean? [12:22] People are already saying, this is Fitzpatrick's team. [12:25] He is rolling and you can't make a switch. [12:28] What's your take? [12:30] Honestly, man, he's playing on fire right now. [12:32] If Ryan Fitzpatrick looks like that, Jameis Winston is your future, but you keep Ryan Fitzpatrick [12:37] in there for the rest of this season. [12:39] This isn't just the return of any box hub. [12:41] This is AJ. [12:42] When he fights, it's box office. [12:43] Everyone tunes in. [12:45] What can we expect? [12:46] The story's incredible. [12:47] Every time AJ steps into the ring, you know, it's a massive event. [12:50] But this means a lot to everybody involved because although I know people are calling it [12:54] a comeback and we only fought in December, this is a huge comeback. [12:58] You know, this is a comeback from injury. [13:00] This is a comeback from emotional loss. [13:03] This is a comeback that's spurred on in the memory of his friends as well. [13:07] He's extremely motivated right now. [13:09] Probably more motivated than I've ever seen him before. [13:11] And I can't wait. [13:12] I can't wait to see him back in the ring, get this job done, and then on to what will be [13:16] the biggest fight in boxing. [13:18] You've said the fight with Tyson Fury is signed, sealed, delivered. [13:21] Just tell us, have you got a venue in mind and a date? [13:24] The venue will be decided by a turkey out of shape. [13:26] You know, everybody dreams about this fight taking place in the UK. [13:30] We'll see. [13:30] You know, I think around November time. [13:32] But we've signed. [13:33] Fury's signed. [13:35] Get through July 25th. [13:36] And we're good to go. [14:41] It's recommended for those 16 and over. [14:44] Faulting violence, possible bad language, and flashing imagery. [14:47] What time it is. [33:05] This ain't just about that hunger. [33:10] Then in fight, meet the spot. [33:21] The vibe. [33:23] Personality. [33:26] And every reason the game. [33:33] Only on. [34:16] Okay, okay. [34:17] We are here live at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. [34:22] For one of the biggest events. [34:24] Now, hold on, hold on. [34:24] I need some energy from this crowd. [34:26] So, ATL, make some noise for me real quick. [34:28] Okay. [34:32] I mean, that was like kind of cool. [34:33] That was kind of cool. [34:34] But this is a Clarissa Shields fight. [34:37] ATL, make some noise for me real quick. [34:39] All right. [34:44] Now, it's a beautiful day in one of the most influential cities in America. [34:49] It's a city known for culture, music, energy. [34:53] And on August 15th, it'll be known as a home for championship boxing. [34:57] Now, the stars are definitely going to be in the building. [35:01] And the stakes couldn't be any higher. [35:03] The energy is in the air. [35:04] And I'm ready for an exciting fight. [35:07] Now, I'm your host today, Najee Grampus. [35:09] Many of you know me as Cigar Talk. [35:11] And we are here to kick off one of the biggest events of the year. [35:17] Live on DAZN, the global home of boxing, we have the quote. [35:22] Ms. Clarissa Shields will be taking on the unified middleweight champion of the world, [35:27] Ms. Kay Scott. [35:29] Now, this fight right here, this is for legacy. [35:32] This is for pride. [35:34] But most of all, this is for those two middleweight straps. [35:37] So, without further ado, I would like to introduce the reasons that we are here [35:41] and bring up the first fighter. [35:43] Now, she is not coming as just a challenger. [35:48] She's not coming as a challenger. [35:49] She is the unified WBC and WBA middleweight champion. [35:56] On August 15th, she'll be putting both titles on the line against one of the greatest fighters [36:01] that this sport has ever seen. [36:04] Please make some noise. [36:05] Coming all the way from down under Australia, [36:09] make some noise for the unified champion, Ms. Kay Scott, to the stage. [36:20] Okay, one more little round of applause. [36:22] One more round of applause. [36:23] Kay Scott. [36:24] Yeah. [36:25] Okay. [36:43] Those belts look nice. [36:45] All right. [36:49] Now, listen, this fighter, she doesn't even really need an introduction, to be honest. [36:55] I was just going to bring her up because y'all know who she is. [36:58] But since we're here, she's a two-time Olympic gold medalist, [37:03] a 19-time world champion in five divisions, [37:08] the first fighter in the four-belt era to become undisputed in three different weight classes. [37:15] She's widely recognized as the greatest woman of all time. [37:21] On August 15th, she returns to the middleweight division for the first time since 2023, [37:27] and she's looking to add yet another chapter to an already incredible legendary career. [37:34] Ladies and gentlemen, please make some noise for the quote, a.k.a. the big quote, Ms. Clarissa Shields. [37:46] Yeah, y'all can give me a little more than that. [37:48] This is Clarissa Shields. [37:49] Okay. [38:15] We like the sportsmanship. [38:20] All right. [38:21] Now, to everyone in the building, thank you all for coming. [38:25] Everyone on the panel, thank you all for being here. [38:28] But most of all, all the fans that are watching on the live stream, thank you all for tuning in. [38:35] Now, if you know boxing, then you know moments like this don't happen often. [38:40] This isn't just another press conference. [38:42] This is championship boxing. [38:45] Legacy is on the line. [38:47] We have two world champions preparing to share the ring with everything at stake. [38:54] Now, it's only right that we are doing this here at the State Farm Arena. [38:57] Can we make some noise real quick for the State Farm Arena? [39:03] Now, as we said, headlining this card is one of the biggest stars in the sport of boxing. [39:10] The biggest star in the sport of boxing. [39:13] Clarissa Shields taking on the unified WBC and WBA world champion, Ms. K. Scott. [39:21] Now, August 15th is must-see TV. [39:26] Live on DAZN. [39:27] Make sure you tune in and you can get your tickets from Ticketmaster.com. [39:31] Now, this right here is a legacy bout. [39:34] And it's what it's all about. [39:35] So, without further ado, let's start this press conference. [39:37] Let's kick it off. [39:39] I would love to bring up this first guest. [39:42] Now, he is no stranger to big fights himself. [39:46] He's a former fighter with a record of 35-2. [39:50] And is now one of the most impactful promoters in the sport of boxing. [39:54] He is bringing big-time boxing back to cities that have that energy. [40:00] Cities like Detroit, Michigan. [40:02] Cities like Puerto Rico. [40:04] Or countries like Puerto Rico. [40:06] And now, we are the city of Atlanta. [40:08] Please, give a round of applause for the CEO and founder, Mr. Dimitri Salida of Salida Promotions. [40:14] Thank you, Najee. [40:23] Now, Najee is an avid New York Knicks fan. [40:25] Please don't hold that against us. [40:28] But he's a host of the very popular Cigar Talk podcast. [40:33] He's a DAZN boxing analyst and an executive at Sony Music. [40:39] And this really talks about what we're here to accomplish. [40:42] We bridge together boxing and music. [40:44] And I'd like to thank our partner, Wynn Records, who we've been working together with, feels like, for a long time. [40:50] But really, the relationship has not been that long, but has been very impactful. [40:53] We've promoted some of the biggest and best events together. [40:57] Have raised up the sport of boxing. [40:59] CEO Ruben Branson, Mike Papoose. [41:02] I'm a fan of Pap's music, but I also respect his business acumen. [41:07] He's the bridge that put both of us together. [41:09] Really an incredible man. [41:11] I want to thank Route 30, Manu, and Byron, Miriam. [41:16] They've been impactful and worked tirelessly to help us bring this event together. [41:20] I also want to thank our sponsor and cultural streaming giant, Zeus Network, Mr. Lemmy Plummer. [41:29] Thank you so much for being a part of this event. [41:32] And I want to thank DAZN, the premier number one broadcaster of boxing in the United States and around the world. [41:43] The fight is going to start at 9 p.m. Eastern time. [41:45] We're going to have an incredible amount of championship fights. [41:48] And, of course, I want to thank the two great fighters, Clarissa Shields and Kay Scott. [41:53] Clarissa Shields needs no introduction, but I do want to run through some of her incredible accomplishments. [41:58] She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the only male or female fighter in the history of the sport to accomplish that. [42:04] She's the first woman in the history of the sport to be the main event on premium cable television. [42:09] In her fourth professional fight, she won her first world title. [42:13] In her ninth professional fight, she won the undisputed middleweight world title against then-boxing queen Christina Hammer. [42:21] Then she's traveled thousands of miles across the pond to build her rival, Savannah Marshall. [42:27] And then her movie came out, The Fire Inside. [42:30] I've never heard of a fighter in the peak of their career having a movie made about them. [42:36] Since then, I just want to list the last three of her opponents. [42:40] Danielle Perkins, after the loss to Clarissa Shields, she went on to become unified light heavyweight world champion. [42:46] Lonnie Daniels, after a loss to Clarissa Shields, went on to really beat and retire Shadeja Green, highly touted middleweight champion. [42:55] And now she's taken a big, another huge fight, another huge step fighting the very accomplished Kay Scott. [43:03] And I want to thank Kay. [43:04] I want to thank her manager, Mark Taffet. [43:07] Kay didn't think twice about taking this fight. [43:08] She's a very accomplished fighter as an amateur, being a world champion, coming to the United States, both as a professional and as an amateur. [43:17] And in her last fight, she was the WBC Fight of the Year. [43:20] So we're very grateful to have this incredible fight. [43:22] And of course, thank you to State Farm. [43:24] Thank you to Atlanta for welcoming us. [43:26] We're looking forward to a great fight. [43:27] Thank you. [43:34] Okay. [43:35] All right. [43:35] Now, this next guest has come in the game and has already been making waves. [43:44] He represents Wynn Records. [43:45] Wynn Records has done the largest deal in women's boxing with Clarissa Shields. [43:51] And they have recently signed standout fighters such as Atif Olberton and Troy Isley, who are right here in the front row. [43:59] Make some noise for them right there. [44:00] But without further ado, I would like to bring up the founder and CEO of Wynn Records, Mr. Ruben Branson. [44:25] Good afternoon, everyone. [44:26] I want to thank each and every one of you guys for coming out to this event, this press conference, in support of the Clarissa Shields and Miss Kay's fight. [44:38] Thank you very much for traveling all the way here to the U.S. for this press conference as well. [44:43] I want to start by thanking our partners, and I want to thank our three Wynn Records family fighters for coming here in support of our sister, Clarissa Shields. [44:58] I'd like to acknowledge Atif Olberton. [45:05] I'd like to acknowledge Troy Isley. [45:09] And I'd like to acknowledge our newest family member to the Wynn Records family, Tito Mercado. [45:18] Tito, you're looking so great. [45:23] Stand up. [45:27] That's what's up. [45:28] That's my nephew. [45:30] So, again, I want to thank my partners. [45:32] I want to thank The Zone for their partnership, and I truly want to thank Lemmy with Zeus Network for his partnership. [45:42] Lemmy, you have been a great addition to assisting and helping us bring the sport of boxing to a whole new level. [45:53] So, thank you very much. [45:54] That being said, Wynn Records' goal is to merge sports, boxing, entertainment, and culture. [46:07] And with our partners, we've been able to successfully do that. [46:10] On August 15th, it'll be such an epic night for Clarissa Shields, who continues to redefine history. [46:21] We're so proud to walk side by side with you, Clarissa. [46:24] And as a United States veteran myself, I feel that I am so proud of you being a United States two-time Olympic gold medalist. [46:37] And the entire country, United States, is so proud of you, and we're behind you for this fight on August 15th. [46:45] So, you guys, go and get your tickets. [46:47] When I woke up today, 20% of the tickets are already gone, 20%. [46:52] And we've been on sale for less than a week. [47:01] So, that being said, there are some more words that Wynn Records would like to say. [47:07] And we're going to hand the mic over to the president of operations, Michael Gregory. [47:21] So, I love doing this every time because Demetri and Ruben say everything so well first, every time. [47:27] But I do want to, I can't stress enough, the city of Atlanta. [47:32] You know, for this fight, we looked at three major cities throughout the U.S. [47:37] You know, all of them had all of their pros. [47:41] But the city of Atlanta, the mayor's office, Route 30, made this a no-brainer for the summer. [47:49] And I do believe this will be the event of the summer in Atlanta. [47:54] Between our broadcast partners, some of the entertainment we still have up our sleeve, [48:01] for the evening. [48:03] I think August 15th, whether you tune in, you get a ticket, or you go to a party to watch it, [48:12] you need to watch it August 15th. [48:14] And that's what I got. [48:16] Well, I'm very interested in hearing some of those surprises y'all got. [48:26] I know one fight we had Rick Ross pull up. [48:29] We had Boosie at the next fight. [48:31] And I'm very interested to see who we got coming up. [48:36] All right. [48:37] Now, I'd like to bring up the next guest. [48:39] Guys, I'm kind of tall, so I'm going to lower the mic every time we come up. [48:44] But this brother here is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in media. [48:49] He's created a platform that changed the landscape of digital entertainment. [48:55] Now, I know many of you watching and in the crowd, y'all know baddies. [48:58] We know baddies. [49:00] A very interesting show that's moving the culture. [49:05] Now, I would like to bring him up. [49:07] Ladies and gentlemen, please make some noise for the founder and CEO of the Zeus Network, Mr. Lemmy Plummer. [49:23] How's everybody doing? [49:26] Atlanta, y'all all right? [49:27] Y'all got to wake up. [49:30] We got to get a fight going for real. [49:31] So, thank you guys so much for having me. [49:36] I don't have my chat GPT message or speech, so this is my first time. [49:43] Make one up. [49:44] Oh, gosh. [49:46] No, I'm really excited to be here. [49:49] Thank you so much, Ruben and Wynn Records. [49:52] You guys are an incredible organization. [49:54] And we appreciate you inviting us to participate in this fight and some other things that we have going on. [50:01] So, really, really appreciate you. [50:03] Dimitri, thank you so much. [50:04] Salita Promotions, this is, you know, the second time we're sponsoring and are a part of this. [50:11] So, we're really excited. [50:13] Obviously, Clarissa Papus, really appreciate you guys. [50:17] You guys are beyond talented entrepreneurs. [50:20] You know, you guys make this stuff happen. [50:24] So, without you, we wouldn't be here, all of us. [50:27] So, we genuinely appreciate you guys for allowing us to be here at this event. [50:34] And it's very nice to meet you. [50:37] I wish you nothing but the best. [50:39] Good luck. [50:41] I'm praying for you. [50:42] No, I'm just kidding. [50:44] But, no, this is really exciting. [50:47] And a shout-out to DAZN. [50:50] They put on amazing events. [50:53] And they've been doing extremely well over the years. [50:57] And so, we're really excited to be a part of it as well and to be distributing the undercard fight on the Zeus Network. [51:07] But I know it's going to be an incredible event for the main event on DAZN. [51:11] So, you guys got to make sure to tune in to both platforms. [51:16] There is a difference. [51:18] So, you know, we have some really cool fighters on our undercard. [51:23] So, thank you guys for allowing us to bring some of our amazing, talented fighters like Ray J and Orlando Brown. [51:33] And the highly anticipated fight, Tzatziki and Big Lex. [51:41] So, we'll see what happens. [51:42] But really excited to be here, man. [51:44] And, yeah, thank you guys. [51:46] We look forward to everything. [51:48] And I think it's going to be an amazing event. [51:50] Give it up for the quote one more time, guys. [51:53] Wynn Records, Salita Promotions, Zeus Network. [51:56] Thank you guys so much. [51:56] I appreciate it. [51:57] I think I did all right without having to chat. [52:00] Thank you. [52:03] Hey, make some noise for Lemmy again. [52:04] Lemmy, you did a good job. [52:05] Shout out to Daryl Farmer. [52:11] I'm so sorry, my brother, who really made this happen for Zeus. [52:14] And he worked really hard to connect everybody. [52:17] So, Daryl, thank you so much. [52:20] And some of your team. [52:22] Jason, there's Daryl right there. [52:24] Sorry, Daryl, my brother, Daryl Farmer. [52:26] Jason Johnson, I think he's here as well. [52:30] Clarissa's team. [52:31] Man, you guys have an amazing team. [52:33] Like, I really appreciate this. [52:35] Crystal, everybody's great at Wynn Records. [52:38] And, you know, I don't know, guys. [52:41] It's a great team. [52:42] Thanks. [52:46] Okay. [52:47] Now, listen, I know we all here for the quote, but I definitely want to see Ray J and Orlando [52:50] Brown for sure. [52:51] I want to see that. [52:54] All right. [52:54] Now, next, I would like to bring up Miss Miriam Archibald representing Route 30 Promotions. [53:02] Now, Route 30 sits at the intersection of sports, community, and entertainment, bringing [53:08] forth the biggest events, especially here in Atlanta. [53:11] I'm going to please make some noise for Miriam Archibald. [53:14] I'm short. [53:22] Hello, Atlanta. [53:24] Hello, Atlanta. [53:25] It is an exciting time to be in Atlanta. [53:30] Right now, the eyes of the world are on this great city as we host the FIFA World Cup. [53:36] And it is an incredible honor to be here today on behalf of my client, Route 30 Promotions, [53:42] the official local promoter of the Clarissa Shields and K. Scott fight on August 15th. [53:48] Atlanta is where dreams come true. [53:51] In just the first 10 days of the World Cup, more than 250,000 fans gathered at the FIFA [53:58] Fan Festival in Centennial Olympic Park, the highest attendance of any fan festival in [54:04] the country. [54:05] And now, as the world continues watching Atlanta, we're preparing to make history once again. [54:13] Before I go any further, I'd be remiss if I did not recognize my clients, Route 30 Promotions, [54:19] Byron Oglesby, Manu Jones, and Demetri Salida, Ruben Branson, David Berlin, and my incredible [54:27] mom and business partner, former Atlanta City Councilwoman, Natalie Mosby Archibald, and the [54:32] many others on the incredible dream team who helped make this iconic event possible. [54:38] The August 15th fight isn't just another fight card. [54:42] It is a historic moment for our city. [54:45] For the first time in Atlanta's history, State Farm Arena will host a major boxing event headlined [54:54] by two women. [54:56] Let that sink in. [54:58] And I can think of no one more deserving to headline that event than two-time Olympic gold [55:04] medalist and one of the most decorated boxing fighters in history than Clarissa Shields. [55:10] As well as Australian boxer, Kay Scott, who has held the unified WBC and WBA female middleweight [55:18] title since December 2025. [55:21] Great cities don't wait for history. [55:23] They create it. [55:25] The world is already watching Atlanta, and I cannot wait to see how Atlanta shows the world [55:31] what happens when greatness meets greatness. [55:34] Thank you. [55:35] All right. [55:42] All right. [55:44] Now, next coming up to the stage, we have this gentleman who is no stranger to big fights. [55:52] His time as an executive, he's put on some of the biggest fights in the sport of boxing. [55:58] Now he represents Taffet Media along with Kay Scott. [56:02] I'd like to bring up Mr. Mark Taffet. [56:12] Thank you, Najee. [56:13] Appreciate that. [56:14] I forgot to lower the microphone. [56:15] I'm a little shorter than you. [56:18] First of all, I love this city. [56:21] When I started at HBO pay-per-view back in 1991, the very first fighter we worked with [56:27] was Evander Holyfield, heavyweight champion in the world, great fighter. [56:32] Never left an ounce in that ring. [56:34] Oh, my God, did he go for everything. [56:36] He fought everybody bigger, stronger, beat most of them. [56:41] And I remember when he fought Mike Tyson, and he told me exactly what he was going to [56:45] do to beat the bully, and he went and did it. [56:47] And he's a legend, and he was proud of Atlanta. [56:50] He was proud to fight here. [56:51] We did a fight with him and Burt Cooper here, which almost brought the roof down of the [56:55] Omni Center back in those days. [56:57] And it is just wonderful to see, finally, the women arriving in Atlanta. [57:04] And that is, of course, because of Clarissa Shields. [57:08] Clarissa's carried women's boxing. [57:10] A lot of other great fights have happened, but she's been the one that's carried it on [57:13] her shoulders. [57:14] And she lit up Detroit and filled Little Caesars Arena a few times. [57:19] Now she's going to fill up Atlanta. [57:21] And it's a beautiful thing. [57:23] And many, many women are benefiting because of that, like the woman that I'm here working [57:28] with and representing today and so proud of, Kay Scott. [57:31] First, I want to thank Salita Promotions. [57:33] Dimitri, as always, wonderful, wonderful to work with you. [57:36] Your commitment to boxing and to women's boxing, the way you treat your fighters, being a fighter [57:42] yourself, coming from that background, is like no other. [57:46] And I love to see it. [57:48] And I'm really proud of you. [57:51] You know, sometimes in boxing, you get a breath of fresh air. [57:54] I got to say, Ruben Branson's been a tornado of fresh air. [57:57] What he's brought to this sport with win records has been, in such a short period of time, it's [58:03] game-changing. [58:04] And it's just the beginning. [58:06] He put his mind together with Dimitri to signing some fighters. [58:09] You see three wonderful examples of the fighters they've signed. [58:12] They're on to big things, great things coming out of that group. [58:16] And it's beyond just the sport of boxing. [58:18] They appreciate culture. [58:19] They appreciate entertainment. [58:21] And a really welcome addition to the landscape. [58:24] So Ruben and everyone at your company, who I love working with all the time, thanks to [58:29] all of you. [58:30] Lemmy, Zeus, you guys are a marketing genius. [58:34] You bring marketing genius to the table in a way that hasn't been seen maybe ever and surely [58:40] in a long, long time, probably for a good few decades. [58:43] And it's so nice to see you here. [58:46] You guys know what you're doing. [58:48] You know how to light up an audience. [58:49] You know how to bring them to the arena. [58:51] You know how to bring them to the TV screen. [58:53] And while we all have our conversations about brands and this and that, back and forth, [58:57] we know how good you guys are. [58:59] We love that you're here. [59:00] And we're always going to find a way to make it work. [59:03] And thanks a lot. [59:03] It's only going to cause great things. [59:06] Papoose, you got the right hat on today. [59:09] We made it. [59:14] Waited a long time for that wheel to wear that hat the right way. [59:17] Used to wear it upside down with the rim up coming back in the fourth quarter. [59:21] But now we wear it proudly. [59:22] And Clarissa, of course, who I know better than almost any fighter in the world. [59:27] You can't say enough about her. [59:29] Like I said, she's the queen. [59:30] She changed the game. [59:31] And every woman that fights has to be thankful of her. [59:34] Now, there is one dummy out in social media who I know is going to be watching all these [59:40] things. [59:40] So I do want to address for a minute. [59:43] He used the word grandma in talking about Kay Scott. [59:46] I don't think he's ever seen Kay Scott because your grandma doesn't look like that. [59:55] And I'll tell you what, grandma can kick your ass. [59:59] So wonderful to be with you, Kay. [1:00:02] And we can't wait to meet that young man. [1:00:03] I'm sure he's going to be here in Atlanta to watch and eat his words. [1:00:06] The only reason Kay Scott's here today is because she earned it. [1:00:12] Kay had an amazing amateur career, 102 amateur fights, winning many medals along the way, [1:00:20] competing in six world championships, three Commonwealth Games. [1:00:24] She's one of the only Australian boxers, male or female, to ever compete in three Commonwealth [1:00:30] Games. [1:00:31] And you can't say enough about that. [1:00:33] That record speaks for itself. [1:00:34] And that's why Kay's here today. [1:00:36] And that's why she's got those two great belts in front of her. [1:00:39] Kay is big. [1:00:40] She's five feet, 10 inches tall. [1:00:42] She is strong. [1:00:43] She lifts things and does things that very few men can do. [1:00:47] She's in better shape than virtually any professional female boxer in the world. [1:00:52] Does incredible things in the gym. [1:00:53] She trains hard. [1:00:55] She fights hard. [1:00:56] She's fearless. [1:00:58] She's super focused. [1:01:00] And she is undeniably determined. [1:01:02] She's a very proud, confident woman. [1:01:05] Exactly the kind of woman we want as our world champions and exactly the kind of woman that [1:01:10] deserves to be in the ring to challenge Clarissa Shields. [1:01:14] Kay can't wait to put her skills and her heart to the test on August 15th against the [1:01:19] quote. [1:01:19] And we can't wait either. [1:01:21] She flew over 24 hours to be here today to show Clarissa, the media and the fans that [1:01:26] she is ready and can't wait to make the most of this opportunity. [1:01:29] So it's my great pleasure to introduce the WBC and WBA unified middleweight champion of the [1:01:36] world, Kay Scott. [1:01:45] Hello, Atlanta. [1:01:47] I am extremely jet lagged, but I'm still very, very excited and happy to be here. [1:01:53] So I want to get through a few thank yous as well for some people who had a big part in [1:02:01] putting this fight together. [1:02:02] That includes Mark Taffet, my manager, Dimitri, Salita Promotions and Win Records for supporting [1:02:11] and believing in an event like this. [1:02:14] As I said earlier, I got goosebumps out the back when they were saying that this will be [1:02:19] the first time females will be headlining at State Farm Arena and like it's just such [1:02:26] a big opportunity and I'm so glad that I'm involved with it. [1:02:30] Grateful to Clarissa as well for picking me as a dance partner. [1:02:35] A lot of people don't know the full story. [1:02:37] They've kind of seen the seven pro fights and kind of gone, why is she up here fighting [1:02:43] against the quote? [1:02:44] My story is a lot more than seven pro fights. [1:02:48] I've actually been in the fight game for 17 years. [1:02:52] The amateurs was my passion and I stayed in that for a long time. [1:02:57] I was in the Aussie team for 15 years, travelling the world and fighting against the best calibre [1:03:04] athletes out there. [1:03:05] I don't know how many times I've actually come over to America to Colorado Springs at the OTC [1:03:10] and I've done partner work in sparring against Clarissa, against Franchon, against O'Shea [1:03:18] Jones, like all these names that you do know because they're the household American name. [1:03:23] So this is not unfamiliar territory to me. [1:03:26] I've earned this spot and I'm ready to put it on the line, but I'm also not, they're my [1:03:34] belt. [1:03:34] So I am the, I am the world champion right now. [1:03:38] So I'm not going to hand them over to Clarissa. [1:03:42] She's going to have to come, come get them off me. [1:03:45] So I'm excited to come back here in August and put on a really good show for you guys. [1:03:57] Okay. [1:03:58] All right. [1:03:58] Now, I'm excited to bring up this next guest. [1:04:05] See, now I'm from New York. [1:04:06] We just had the New York Knicks connection. [1:04:08] I'm happy. [1:04:08] I know we in Atlanta, but you know what I'm saying? [1:04:10] I'm happy with that hat right there. [1:04:12] Now this guy represents New York. [1:04:15] A lot of you know him as a popular rapper, but he is also an executive at Wynn Records. [1:04:22] Please make some noise for my guy, my brother, Mr. Papoose. [1:04:32] Feels so good to be amongst greatness, y'all. [1:04:36] I want everybody, it's something I feel like hasn't been celebrated enough. [1:04:39] Real quick, can anybody stand up real quick? [1:04:41] You're looking at the ESPN Fighter of the Year. [1:04:43] Real quick, stand up real quick and give my queen a round of applause, y'all. [1:04:46] Because they don't highlight, you know what I'm saying, things like that, man. [1:04:51] Real talk, man. [1:04:52] Congratulations on that. [1:04:54] You know, man, happy to be here. [1:04:58] You know, the last fight was in the D. [1:05:01] Sold out event. [1:05:02] It was so amazing. [1:05:03] I didn't want to leave, y'all. [1:05:05] I said, when it came down to picking the venue, I'm talking to my brother Ruben. [1:05:09] I'm talking to Demetri. [1:05:10] I'm talking to the team. [1:05:11] And we're like, where are we going to hold this fight at, man? [1:05:13] And just trying to decide. [1:05:16] And I had my vote already, to be honest, you know what I mean? [1:05:18] I went to Clarissa. [1:05:20] And I said, babe, what are you going to do with that? [1:05:22] She said, I told you I'm fighting in the A, man. [1:05:25] You know what I'm saying? [1:05:25] Like, she was real serious about it. [1:05:27] So, Atlanta, I want y'all to know Clarissa got a lot of love for the A, man. [1:05:31] Like, real talk. [1:05:33] And I know y'all love her back as well, because I'm out here with her on the constant. [1:05:38] When we're going through the airport, it's always love, and it's always support, man. [1:05:41] And I got love for the A, too, man. [1:05:43] So, this is going to be a great event, man. [1:05:45] I want to commend my whole team, my family, my brother Demetri, my brother Big Rube, you [1:05:51] know what I'm saying, in the building, Mike in the building, Sean, too, Khadijah, AB, [1:05:56] these amazing fighters right here. [1:05:57] Welcome to the family. [1:05:58] My brother Troy Isley, Tito, you too, brother. [1:06:01] You the sharpest brother in here today, man. [1:06:03] Shout out to my brother Atif, man. [1:06:05] You know what I'm saying? [1:06:05] He's another problem, man, addition to the family. [1:06:08] And Win Records is a family. [1:06:09] Like, I want y'all to understand that. [1:06:11] We care about each other. [1:06:12] We exercise loyalty, consideration, and hospitality. [1:06:15] We got respect to the fullest, and we expect that back. [1:06:19] You know what I'm saying? [1:06:19] So, I always say when I write my caption, when I be talking my fly shit, Win Records is [1:06:24] the future of boxing, y'all. [1:06:25] Straight up. [1:06:25] Take it how you want it, man. [1:06:26] That's what it is. [1:06:27] You know, and to add on to something that Mark was saying earlier, you know, when he [1:06:34] spoke about K. Scott and the amazing fight that we're having on August 15th, and I don't [1:06:38] like to acknowledge the haters, man. [1:06:39] If you know me, you know I ignore the hate all the time, man, because if you don't got [1:06:43] no haters, you ain't winning, right? [1:06:45] But I noticed that every time Clarissa has a fight coming up, you know, they know how great [1:06:52] she is. [1:06:53] Don't let them fool you. [1:06:54] So, they're to the point where they say, all right, we can't hate on her because she's [1:06:57] so flawless in that ring. [1:06:59] So, they start hating on her opponents. [1:07:02] You know, when she was fighting Lonnie Daniels, they did the same exact thing that they tried [1:07:05] to do with K. Scott. [1:07:06] Oh, why is she fighting her? [1:07:08] She isn't this. [1:07:09] She got this many fights, and this many wins, and X, Y, Z. [1:07:12] And it's so interesting to me that after Lonnie Daniels' fight with Clarissa, her very next [1:07:20] fight, she broke somebody's jaw and knocked him out. [1:07:24] Daniel Perkins, I'm sorry. [1:07:26] Daniel Perkins' very next fight, she knocked her opponent out, stopped him. [1:07:31] Looked amazing. [1:07:31] It's like Clarissa made her better. [1:07:33] You know what I'm saying? [1:07:34] Also, Lonnie Daniels, that was Daniel Perkins. [1:07:37] Lonnie Daniels, same thing. [1:07:38] They downplayed her. [1:07:39] They went on camera, started running their mouth, wah, wah, while she fighting her, crying, [1:07:44] wah, wah, oh, Clarissa this, Clarissa that, Lonnie Daniels ain't done. [1:07:49] After Lonnie fought Clarissa, she went on and stopped her next opponent. [1:07:53] I'm talking about stopped him. [1:07:56] Yeah, they disagreeing. [1:07:57] They disagreeing, right? [1:07:59] So, I'm just making this point to say two things. [1:08:02] One, Clarissa's making her opponents improve after they fight her because she's so flawless. [1:08:06] And two, she's fighting some great talent. [1:08:08] August 15th, she's fighting a two-time world champion. [1:08:10] Who y'all looking at right here? [1:08:11] Make some noise for her opponent, y'all. [1:08:13] I'm a big fan of boxing. [1:08:16] I'm a very big fan of boxing since I was a kid. [1:08:20] I studied the sweet science. [1:08:22] And she's facing tough opponents. [1:08:25] Went up to heavyweight and dominated. [1:08:27] Now she's going down in weight again to continue to prove her greatness. [1:08:31] And they downplay, they downplay, they hate, they hate. [1:08:34] They create false narrative after false narrative. [1:08:36] But it's not effective because you're looking at the greatest. [1:08:38] And like I said, when I first came up here, it feels so good to be amongst greatness. [1:08:43] We got an amazing team. [1:08:45] I'm happy to see the turnout. [1:08:46] Big shout out to Zeus, y'all. [1:08:47] Make some noise for Zeus real quick, y'all. [1:08:50] Shout out to the Zeus family coming on board, man. [1:08:53] You know what I'm saying? [1:08:53] It's going to be an amazing event. [1:08:55] Make sure y'all tune in to Zeus as well on August 15th. [1:08:57] They got some amazing fights happening. [1:08:59] We got some amazing fights happening. [1:09:01] I'm not going to talk y'all to death. [1:09:02] I just want to say I'm proud of you. [1:09:04] I see what you sacrifice. [1:09:06] I see what you go through. [1:09:07] And just to get in that ring to please your fans, man. [1:09:11] Atlanta, she love y'all. [1:09:13] Make sure y'all love her back. [1:09:14] I expect to see all y'all there. [1:09:15] I love you. [1:09:16] You already know what it is, baby. [1:09:17] You got this. [1:09:25] All right. [1:09:27] Now, without further ado, not only is Clarissa Shields the most accomplished woman in the [1:09:34] sport of boxing, but she's also the highest paid. [1:09:38] Every time she steps in the ring, it's must-see TV. [1:09:43] Now, this fight is no different. [1:09:44] She's coming off a sold-out show in Detroit and looking to do the same thing here at the [1:09:50] State Farm Arena. [1:09:51] She's a 19-time champion, the first three-time undisputed champion, different weight classes [1:09:58] in the four-belt era. [1:10:00] Everybody, please make some noise for the reason we're here. [1:10:03] The quote, aka the big quote, is in the building, Ms. Clarissa Shields. [1:10:07] I guess my heels make me tall enough for this. [1:10:17] All right. [1:10:17] Well, first, I want to thank God for giving me the air in my lungs to be here. [1:10:23] I want to thank Salita Promotions for rocking and riding with me since 2016. [1:10:28] And then I want to thank Ruben Branson, of course, for 8-Milli, 8-Milli, 8-Milli. [1:10:33] I want to thank them for also just being a huge part of the team, working alongside Salita Promotions [1:10:41] and just accepting me and, you know, seeing my worth. [1:10:46] You know, people say that, you know, when I was, you know, fighting in certain places [1:10:51] or fighting in front of certain people, they said, go where you're valued at. [1:10:54] And I'm valued at winning records. [1:10:55] So shout-out to them and to all my Wynn family. [1:10:58] And shout-out to Zeus to partner with us in making this an even bigger event. [1:11:03] Shout-out to them. [1:11:07] I'm going to get the case cut in a minute. [1:11:09] I'm going to get you. [1:11:09] I want to thank, I said God already, Demetri did Route 30 and everything. [1:11:18] To make sure I don't miss nobody. [1:11:20] Oh, I want to thank my boxing coach. [1:11:23] Talk about some bad. [1:11:24] I want to thank my boxing coach, Coach John. [1:11:27] He's here. [1:11:27] I don't see him somewhere. [1:11:29] Oh, Coach John, you know, a lot of girls and guys got trainers, [1:11:34] but they trainers ain't never been inside the ring. [1:11:36] I'm happy to tell you that. [1:11:37] My trainer is a two-time middleweight world champion. [1:11:41] And did you win weight classes 54 or 68? [1:11:45] Oh, wait a minute, two-division world champions. [1:11:48] So I'm talking about we decorated over here. [1:11:51] Like, we know what we're doing. [1:11:53] And so I want to give him his just due. [1:11:55] And this is the first time that my ex-manager, Mark Taffet, [1:12:01] is on the opposite side of me representing somebody else. [1:12:03] So thank you for being here and representing Kay and, you know, [1:12:08] giving her the direction to get to a world championship and to win two belts [1:12:12] at 160 because I vacated those belts. [1:12:14] And I went to 175 because nobody will fight me no more. [1:12:18] And then Kay went and picked up the belts. [1:12:20] And I want to tell Kay Scott, it's like a thank you and an F you at the same time. [1:12:24] It's like thank you for taking the fight, but it's like F you because I got to lose 20 pounds. [1:12:29] You know what I mean? [1:12:30] So it's like up and down. [1:12:33] You know what I'm saying? [1:12:34] But, like, I want to thank Kay Scott because had you not taken this fight at middleweight, [1:12:38] I wasn't coming back down at middleweight. [1:12:40] I can walk around at 175, 180 pounds and make my fight weight very easy, [1:12:49] lose very little weight, and keep all my power. [1:12:53] I was undisputed twice at 160, and I was not my strongest there. [1:12:57] But over the years, I've gotten stronger. [1:13:00] Kay Scott looks very strong and fit right now. [1:13:03] I'll look just as strong and fit come August 15th. [1:13:07] And I look forward to sharing the ring with her. [1:13:09] She's not an easy task. [1:13:11] She's not a person that wants to lose. [1:13:13] I've seen her get a fight that was a draw, and then I've seen her come back and fight the same girl, [1:13:18] and they were bloodied up, and they were bruising up, and she came home with the belts. [1:13:23] And I told her congratulations, but I didn't foresee us fighting in the future. [1:13:27] I didn't think she would say yes to the fight. [1:13:29] So she said yes to the fight. [1:13:31] I'm happy that she did that. [1:13:32] And Atlanta, August 15th, I want you guys to know something, and I want Kay to know something, too. [1:13:38] I will not be the same person that I am right now. [1:13:42] I will not have on no heels. [1:13:44] I will not have on no hair. [1:13:45] I won't have on no lip gloss or no makeup. [1:13:47] I'm coming with the Queen Latifah, Cleo, braid straight to the back. [1:13:51] I'm coming ripped up, muscles in my neck, and I'm ready to go. [1:13:57] And Kay Scott, I actually feel like I love you a little bit. [1:14:01] Like, I love you. [1:14:01] You know what I'm saying? [1:14:02] Because we've been knowing each other for a lot of years. [1:14:03] We shared the ring. [1:14:05] I celebrate her success, her wins. [1:14:07] I'm not a hater, so I can do that. [1:14:09] But the only time I have to go against anybody is when they get inside the ring with me. [1:14:13] So I got to rock with me. [1:14:16] And I'm telling you, Kay Scott is so strong. [1:14:18] I just hope that Mark, Mark has came to my training camps. [1:14:22] He know what I do. [1:14:24] Mark, I hope you warned her. [1:14:25] I'm top dog. [1:14:27] I'm top dog. [1:14:28] I'm mean. [1:14:29] I'm strong. [1:14:30] You know I'm fast and I'm accurate. [1:14:33] Don't think me losing this 20 pounds going, you know, [1:14:36] the only thing you're going to have on me on the fight is your breasts. [1:14:38] It's going to be bigger than mine. [1:14:39] That's it. [1:14:41] Everything else is going to be smaller. [1:14:44] And I'm just looking forward to just putting on a show in Atlanta. [1:14:48] I was supposed to come here two years ago. [1:14:50] And then the beginning of the year. [1:14:51] And every time we got a fight coming up, we go back and forth between Atlanta and Detroit. [1:14:54] Atlanta and Detroit. [1:14:55] And this time, I'm not going to lie. [1:14:57] Pat was like, we're going back to Detroit. [1:14:58] I said, no, we are not. [1:15:00] We are fighting in Atlanta. [1:15:04] And then when we finally got to announce it, I was fighting in Atlanta. [1:15:06] And I said, thank God I'm ready to do a big in Atlanta. [1:15:10] To everybody that work here at State Farm Arena, please have some hospitality and be nice to us. [1:15:16] We are good people. [1:15:17] We run a great business. [1:15:19] And we want this fight week and everything to go smooth. [1:15:23] So you be nice to us. [1:15:24] We be nice to you. [1:15:25] We will have a great event. [1:15:27] I love Atlanta. [1:15:28] And shout out to all my fans who have bought tickets already. [1:15:31] We already had 2,000 and something plus tickets sold already. [1:15:34] And to be under a week of just announcing the fight, I'm so excited. [1:15:39] My band director hit me up and said he ready to hit the drums. [1:15:42] I do not know who's walking me out. [1:15:45] But I know all the big celebrities have been hitting me up asking. [1:15:48] So get your tickets. [1:15:51] Show up. [1:15:52] And y'all, we got a dress code for the fight to all my girlies who come in. [1:15:58] We doing diamonds and nude, baby. [1:16:01] Not ain't got to be naked, but like the sheer. [1:16:03] And if you can't afford the diamonds or whatever, because, I mean, I'm not wearing diamonds like that either. [1:16:09] Do the glitter. [1:16:11] Do the little sequin. [1:16:12] Yeah, that's the dress code. [1:16:14] So I look forward to it. [1:16:15] And I don't know if Big Lex is in here, if Tzatziki is in here. [1:16:22] I don't know. [1:16:22] But I look forward to seeing the girls on the undercar. [1:16:25] And just, I want to bring up something. [1:16:26] So Zeus Network, how I know them, is from the baddies. [1:16:30] Because somehow the Zeus Network and the Clarissa Shields Network somehow keep crossing paths these past couple years. [1:16:39] Every time it's a girl who's fighting really good on Zeus, they say that that girl can beat me in the fight. [1:16:45] Every time. [1:16:46] I mean, from Tzatziki to Big Lex to Gershon Rock. [1:16:50] And I'll just be like, they don't understand that boxing and street fighting are two completely different things. [1:16:56] Even though I'm good at both. [1:16:57] They don't understand that. [1:16:58] So our worlds have crossed. [1:17:00] So I'm happy to see that Tzatziki, who I think is a pretty good fighter, and Big Lex, who is also an athlete that played basketball. [1:17:08] I'm happy to see them take their skills off the streets and off the show and come to the boxing world. [1:17:15] Because that's how female boxing world champions are made. [1:17:19] You never know from this fight, one of those girls could fight to become or at least challenge for a world title because they naturally know how to fight. [1:17:27] So I look forward to seeing that. [1:17:31] And I'm just happy that Zeus is a part of this car. [1:17:33] So thank you for everybody who's here. [1:17:36] And, yeah, I just look forward to fighting Kay. [1:17:39] She looks strong as shit. [1:17:41] I like that. [1:17:42] So, yeah, I look forward to it. [1:17:45] And thank all y'all for being here. [1:17:55] Now I'm going to ask you a couple questions first, and then we get to it. [1:17:57] But I like that dress code, though, fellas. [1:17:59] Y'all got to come fly. [1:18:00] She got the dress code. [1:18:01] The ladies is going to be a sheer endowments. [1:18:05] All right, so now listen. [1:18:06] This wouldn't be a Cigar Talk special if we didn't start to talk. [1:18:09] We got to start to chatter. [1:18:10] At the end of the day, this is a fight, and we are looking to see how this goes down. [1:18:15] So I want to start with Kay Scott. [1:18:18] I mean, we all mentioned it. [1:18:19] Mark mentioned it. [1:18:20] When this was announced, you know, there were some haters. [1:18:22] There were people saying, you know, grandmother, she only has seven fights and this and that. [1:18:27] Can you tell us why you deserve this fight and what you will bring to the table to beat Clarissa Shields? [1:18:37] I think I kind of touched on things before, saying it's not seven fights. [1:18:41] It's 120 amateur fights plus seven pro fights plus nearly two decades dedicating my life to the sport. [1:18:51] I also think something that I've figured out in the last only last couple of years is, like, self-belief is a really, really strong, powerful tool. [1:19:03] And I really do believe that I know I'm coming up against one of the best girls in the entire world, but magical things can happen when you believe in yourself. [1:19:16] And I have an unwavering belief that as long as everything keeps going to plan and I line my ducks up in a row, which I have been doing, that I can do something impossible. [1:19:27] And that's what I want to do. [1:19:29] And I'm going to do my damn hardest to try and make it happen. [1:19:32] Okay. [1:19:33] Go ahead, Mark. [1:19:37] Sorry, sorry. [1:19:40] I just got to throw something out. [1:19:42] Any boxing historians here who understand February 15th, 1978? [1:19:48] Anybody know? [1:19:51] No. [1:19:52] Because Buster, no, not at all. [1:19:54] Not at all. [1:19:55] Much better than that. [1:19:56] You'll appreciate this. [1:19:58] Leon Spinks, with eight professional fights, went to Las Vegas and beat the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali, in a split decision. [1:20:07] That's all. [1:20:08] So, of course, those things can happen. [1:20:10] It did. [1:20:11] Okay. [1:20:12] All right. [1:20:12] Make some noise for that. [1:20:16] Now, Clarissa, I want to ask you something similar. [1:20:18] Like, obviously, you know, PAP addressed the haters. [1:20:20] We've heard that. [1:20:21] I saw you live. [1:20:22] You said that you're coming focused and you're not really listening to all of that. [1:20:26] Tell me about what you need to do now that you've got to lose 20 pounds to go get this victory against K. Scott. [1:20:31] I love Kate Scott, but I'm like, damn, I hate her at the same time. [1:20:36] I've been on the strict meal plan for the past month and a half. [1:20:41] A lot of cardio. [1:20:42] A lot of cardio. [1:20:43] A lot of running. [1:20:43] A lot of running. [1:20:44] A lot of running. [1:20:44] A lot of running. [1:20:44] A lot of running. [1:20:45] A lot of running. [1:20:45] A lot of running. [1:20:45] It's different because my body has got locked in at 175 and I have a lot of muscle now that I didn't have before. [1:20:52] Like, stuff that I couldn't do years ago, I can do now. [1:20:54] Like, benching and stuff. [1:20:56] Like, I wasn't able to bench over 185. [1:20:58] Now I can. [1:20:59] Now I can deadlift a lot of weight. [1:21:01] You know, like, I was bragging about Danielle Perkins hitting that 90 dumbbell, but I'm kind of up there now. [1:21:06] So, I can do things that I couldn't do before. [1:21:09] So, with that, I have to figure out, have to focus on losing the weight in places that there is fat, which is like, really, my legs. [1:21:18] My butt. [1:21:19] Really. [1:21:19] So, that's one of the biggest things. [1:21:21] And then, with that, it's just the discipline. [1:21:24] You know, I think we would have a lot more greats in the world if they understood that discipline is the key. [1:21:30] Consistency. [1:21:31] People like to do stuff three times in a row, four times in a row, five times in a row, and be like, oh, well, where's my reward? [1:21:36] And it was like, try 60 days. [1:21:39] You know, try a year of never missing a gym. [1:21:43] Try eating healthy every single day for six months. [1:21:47] And also on top of working out and drinking your water and taking your supplements and then see what happens. [1:21:53] So, I'm one of the people that know that sacrifice and consistency and discipline wins fights. [1:22:01] You know, I believe that. [1:22:02] I mean, I look at Kate Scott fights, and I'm like, you know, she's tough, she's strong, she's awkward. [1:22:08] You know, but I look at myself, and like she said, self-belief, but it's like, it's past self-belief for me. [1:22:15] It's like, if you don't believe, you a sucker at this point. [1:22:19] Like, if you don't believe that I'm the best, then you just don't know boxing. [1:22:22] So, I know that I'm fast, I'm strong, I'm very accurate. [1:22:26] I got great combination of punching. [1:22:28] I'm getting better at turning my shots over to the head. [1:22:30] I'm very, very tricky. [1:22:32] We know all that. [1:22:33] But there's this one thing in boxing that's called, you know, when she gets caught on the chin or the ear, the equilibrium gets knocked off. [1:22:39] And that's what I train for. [1:22:40] So, when I get hit with one of those shots, how I respond. [1:22:43] So, I'm looking for it. [1:22:44] Listen, I know Kate can't outbox me. [1:22:46] I know that. [1:22:47] But, you know, I think her game plan is going to be to come forward with those big, broad shoulders and those big, strong legs that you see. [1:22:56] And she's going to try to land one of the meanest and strongest shots that she can land. [1:23:01] And then that's when you're going to see a fight. [1:23:03] And I think that's what she's going to do. [1:23:04] And that's what I'm in the gym training for, to just not get hit and not get in like a back-and-forth water because Kate loves back-and-forth wars. [1:23:13] So, that's my job. [1:23:15] Okay. [1:23:16] All right. [1:23:16] Now, Kate, she says she knows that you're going to come forward. [1:23:21] She feels like she's the better boxer. [1:23:23] And, obviously, everyone knows her as the quote. [1:23:25] But what do you see? [1:23:26] Where do you feel she's vulnerable? [1:23:28] What can you take advantage of in Clarissa Shields' game? [1:23:33] Well, Clarissa's spoken about dropping the weight. [1:23:36] And I do think that's to my advantage. [1:23:39] I've, in the amateurs, done a lot of times when you've had to do heavy weight cuts. [1:23:43] And it can be draining on the body. [1:23:46] I sit comfortably at middle weight. [1:23:49] And I'm very, very happy that I can still be eating my food. [1:23:54] So, I'm hoping in the later stages of the fight that my endurance will come through. [1:24:03] So, my fitness is a big strength of mine, being able to push through. [1:24:07] So, that's a key impact for me. [1:24:11] How about you, Coach Luke? [1:24:12] Where do you see vulnerabilities? [1:24:13] What does your fighter have to do to pull off this victory? [1:24:17] I don't really know. [1:24:18] We just, we're going in there to fight our fight. [1:24:20] We're going to go forward. [1:24:22] We're not going to be on the back foot. [1:24:23] That was the whole talk with Olivia Curry. [1:24:26] Oh, we're going to go around the ring slapping, doing this and doing that. [1:24:30] You don't win fights going backwards unless you're a freak. [1:24:33] We're going forward. [1:24:34] We're taking it to us. [1:24:36] And it's going to be what it's going to be. [1:24:39] Okay. [1:24:39] All right. [1:24:41] Love the accent. [1:24:44] Now, Clarissa, I feel like one of the only people I've seen go up to heavyweight and then back down to middleweight was Roy Jones. [1:24:52] You've done so much in the sport of boxing already. [1:24:55] What do you have to say to the people that don't acknowledge you as the quote after all that you've done? [1:25:01] Just stop smoking crack. [1:25:04] It's simple. [1:25:05] It's not like a hard thing to not do. [1:25:08] Like, just stop doing drugs. [1:25:09] That's it. [1:25:10] Yeah. [1:25:10] And then open your eyes, too. [1:25:12] Listen, certain things, people have to realize something. [1:25:16] When I'm on good terms with somebody, oh, she's the best fighter in the world. [1:25:19] She's this. [1:25:19] She's that. [1:25:20] She's this. [1:25:20] She's that. [1:25:21] And then as soon as you get into it with somebody, oh, she's not that good. [1:25:23] But she can't. [1:25:24] But it was like, but so that mean you lied before? [1:25:28] Every girl in boxing who boxes right now, and I can run down a list of names of them from the best to me being Katie Taylor at the top of the list, to Amanda, to Alicia, to O'Shea, to all these girls I can name. [1:25:42] All of them have said that I was the best fighter in the world. [1:25:45] Now, all of a sudden, since they were not cool, we don't like her, or she making too much money, we're jealous. [1:25:51] Now, oh, she can't do this. [1:25:52] She can't do that. [1:25:53] But I do stuff that they cannot do. [1:25:55] And also, up in fights, I'm dominant. [1:25:59] I just heard Kate Scott say that. [1:26:01] She thinks that, you know, in the later rounds, for me losing weight, she can do something. [1:26:05] That's how you're supposed to think. [1:26:08] But just know that skill overrides everything. [1:26:11] I can be tired and have skill. [1:26:13] I can be weak and have skill. [1:26:14] I can be strong in the first rounds and have skill. [1:26:16] I'm going to use my brain first. [1:26:18] People think that all this – if I thought about strength all the time, I would have more than three knockouts. [1:26:22] So it's like losing the weight, rather I'm weak, rather I'm strong. [1:26:26] They got to understand, I know how to win. [1:26:29] It's not people who know how to win out here. [1:26:32] If the boxing don't work with Kate Scott, I'm a brawler. [1:26:35] If the brawler don't work, I'm a box and brawler. [1:26:37] If that don't work, I got some other stuff in there that I'm going to do. [1:26:44] But something is going to have to work for me to get the W over Kate. [1:26:48] Rather I'm weak or rather I keep all my strength from coming down from 175. [1:26:53] But I just know that my mind is stronger than anything, any body part, or anything can ever happen. [1:26:59] So I'm not – I ain't too worried about that, but I know that, come on now, me being the best [1:27:05] and the ESPN rankings just came out and heard some girls feeling, oh, she's number one again. [1:27:10] I've been number one the past five years, the past six. [1:27:14] I beat whoever they say can beat me. [1:27:18] They said a girl can beat me, I try to make the fight happen. [1:27:21] That's just very simple. [1:27:22] That's what champions do. [1:27:23] And you got girls out here who got girls five pounds bigger than them barking at their tree. [1:27:28] Talking about what they'll do to them, how they'll knock them out, how they'll beat them up, how they'll soft. [1:27:33] But this person saying that they had come all the way up to 54 and 47 and beat me up [1:27:37] but won't fight this girl who had 135, who barking up your tree. [1:27:42] That don't make sense. [1:27:43] Champions don't move like that. [1:27:44] So when people talking about who the best, who fought the most – [1:27:48] who fought the most undefeated fighters in boxing right now in women's boxing? [1:27:55] I have. [1:27:56] Who took in the most girls' O? [1:27:58] I have. [1:27:59] Who took in the most girls' belts? [1:28:01] I have. [1:28:01] So when it comes to, like, who the best – [1:28:03] Listen, look, I say either they own dope or they stupid. [1:28:07] It's either the best to answer. [1:28:08] All right, make some noise for that, y'all. [1:28:11] All right, well, now, Clarissa, let me ask you this. [1:28:12] What does this mean? [1:28:13] You've sold out Detroit. [1:28:15] I think they said there was 18,000 people in there. [1:28:17] 18,000 plus. [1:28:18] Now we're here at another venue in another city. [1:28:21] What does it mean to you to sell out this arena in Atlanta? [1:28:25] I'm always looking at, like, the statistics of things and looking at the numbers, [1:28:32] and I'm just happy that it was a time where I was fighting at Masonic Temple in Detroit. [1:28:37] It was, like, 4,000 people or whatever. [1:28:40] And I was like, oh, I'm so happy I did this. [1:28:42] And then I went to Newark, New Jersey, and I fought at – what's the name of the place? [1:28:50] Boardwalk Hall. [1:28:51] And then we sold out there. [1:28:53] But then after we did that, 6,000, 7,000 seats, you start hearing these girls who was turning down fights, [1:28:59] and we're saying, like, oh, she's fighting in front of nobody. [1:29:02] She can't – she's fighting in gyms. [1:29:04] And I was like, fighting in gyms? [1:29:05] I'm fighting in big places. [1:29:06] And I had to, like, go and reevaluate everything. [1:29:09] So, when we finally got the opportunity to fight at LCA, where it has 18,000-plus fans, [1:29:16] I was very intimidated. [1:29:19] I was very – I was scared. [1:29:21] And I was telling Demetri, I'm like, man, I don't want to be embarrassed. [1:29:25] It's like this place holds 18,000. [1:29:27] And I think the most we had here at the time was, like, seven. [1:29:29] And so, we went there in 2023, and I think it was my last fight at middleweight. [1:29:39] I fought against Maricela Cornejo, and we had, like, 11,000, 12,000 people there. [1:29:43] And I was like, all right, that's okay. [1:29:46] We did over half the building. [1:29:47] And then I fought there again, and then we did 16,000. [1:29:50] And I said, oh, shit, we're getting close to selling out. [1:29:53] And then all of a sudden, my last fight in Detroit, we sold out. [1:29:57] And I always told Demetri, I said, once we sell out Detroit, I do want to try Atlanta, [1:30:02] or I want to go to the Barclays, you know. [1:30:05] And for this fight, we came to Atlanta. [1:30:08] And I'm not intimidated as much because my stardom has grown and my brand has grown. [1:30:15] But it means a lot that people care enough about my hard work to come to the fights. [1:30:19] You know what I'm saying? [1:30:20] It means enough that they reach out and, you know, uplift me on Instagram and Facebook [1:30:26] and send great messages and stuff like that. [1:30:28] And I'm always like, people can have so much, you know, love on social media, [1:30:33] but it's not real in real life. [1:30:35] But for me, it's real. [1:30:37] I have 18,000-plus fans coming to the fights, screaming my name, shouting my name. [1:30:42] And I don't take that for granted. [1:30:43] And, you know, I only plan on boxing until I'm 38. [1:30:49] But, you know, if the fans keep showing up for me how they is, [1:30:52] maybe y'all get me until I'm 50. [1:30:54] All right. [1:30:55] All right, now listen, let's get to the smoke. [1:30:57] I want to see these two fighters face off. [1:30:59] We have a great event coming August 15th. [1:31:02] Ladies to the front of the stage. [1:31:47] All right, August 15th, y'all. [1:31:49] Let's do it. [1:31:49] We here. [1:31:51] Fight coming.