Claressa Shields Tells Laila Ali To 'Eat Your Words' Amid Fight Callout

The July 11 trilogy fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor was an iconic event from start to finish. It was an all-women's card, took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, was broadcast by Netflix, and set a Guinness World Record for the most world championship belts ever contested (17, although it would have been 21 if Ring belts were included in the total) in a single boxing event.

Many luminaries in the women's boxing world were in attendance, such as women's current pound-for-pound queen Claressa Shields, along with Laila Ali, who is arguably the greatest female boxer in history.

When Ali was asked if she'd consider coming out of retirement (she is 47 years old and hasn't fought since 2007) to fight Shields, she said, "The rumor that I heard is that unless somebody has $15, $20 million, don't even call me [about a fight against Shields]. That's all I got."

She later added, "I said unless somebody calls me and says they have it, we're not even gonna have a conversation. I'm not trying to come back and fight, but if someone offered that kind of money, I would actually have to think about it."