(FEB 24) FLINT, MI - An all-star
broadcast team of well-known sports professionals and
personalities has been assembled for the “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS
VS. DICAIRE” women’s boxing event live streamed on FITE.TV (9 pm
ET/6 pm PT) and distributed by InDemand to the major cable,
satellite and telco outlets for just $29.95. on Friday, March 5,
from the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich.
Manning the host desk and serving as the night’s unofficial
scorer will be boxing & MMA superstar Holly Holm. Holm will be
joined by long-time industry insider and media figure Dan
Canobbio, who will co-host with Holm and conduct post-fight
interviews. Handling the play-by-play will be popular
multi-sport anchor and commentator Justin Shackil, while top
female sports personality and journalist Claudia Trejos will add
color analysis to the action. The ring announcing will be left
in the capable hands of well-known PBC staple Ray Flores.
The broadcast’s executive producer will be Nic Canobbio, son of
legendary Compubox co-founder Bob Canobbio and current CompuBox,
Inc., VP of Operations.
The impressive team adds the final touches to the broadcast
presentation of “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE,” an all-female
night of professional boxing, featuring a 10-round 154-pound
unification showdown between undefeated three-division and
current WBC/WBO Super Welterweight World champion Claressa
Shields and also unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight World Champion
Marie-Eve Dicaire.
“These are the top media professionals that this historic night
for female boxing deserves,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita.
“Holly Holm is one of the most popular female fighters in
history and she’ll be lending her unique insights. Claudia
Trejos has given much of her life to female sports and broken
down several barriers. Dan Canobbio has been around boxing his
entire life and grown into an excellent commentator, while
Justin Shackil’s outstanding work speaks for itself. Lending his
now world-famous voice to introduce the action, Ray Flores
continues to build his resume as one of the world’s top ring
announcers.”
Holly Holm
As the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and a
multiple-time world champion in professional boxing, Holly Holm
is the first (and only) fighter to hold a world boxing title and
a UFC title in history. Holm is ranked by BoxRec as the best
female professional boxer of all time, having defended her
titles 18 times in three weight classes, and being named Ring
magazine Fighter of the Year in 2005 and 2006. In the sport of
MMA, Holm's most notable win occurred at UFC 193 (November 15,
2015) where, in front of a record-breaking crowd for a UFC event
(56,215 people), Holm handed fellow fighting star Ronda Rousey
her first loss in the sport via a highlight reel head kick in a
fight that is generally considered to be one of the biggest
upsets in combat sports history. Holm remains a top contender
and fan favorite in the bantamweight division of the UFC.
Dan Canobbio
Dan Canobbio has been around the sport of boxing from a young
age, as part of the CompuBox family, so the fight game is in his
blood. In addition to serving as a CompuBox operator, Canobbio
currently is the host of Inside Boxing Live which airs weekly
around the globe on both PlutoTV and the Fubo Sports Network
streaming services. You can also see Canobbio’s work on FOX
Sports through his affiliation with Premier Boxing Champions,
UFC FightPass as the ringside reporter for Lou DiBella’s
Broadway Boxing series and Bleacher Report Live where Canobbio
has served as the lead play-by-play analyst for the Triton
Fights MMA promotion since 2014.
Justin Shackil
Justin has provided blow-by-blow commentary on boxing events for
DiBella Entertainment that air on UFC Fight Pass since 2019. He
currently serves as a digital reporter and host for the New York
Yankees and has filled in on Yankees broadcasts on the YES
Network. Shackil also anchors sports on SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports
Radio, CBS Sports Radio and has worked as a studio anchor for
Westwood One.
Claudia Trejos
With over 25 years of experience in the broadcasting industry,
Claudia Trejos is an accomplished and authentic sports
personality, journalist, and role model for all women and
minorities. She is able to reach and connect with fans, athletes
and executives fluently in both English and Spanish, inspiring
their success and helping to unite cultures. Trejos is among the
first women to cover a boxing match in Saudi Arabia in 2019 and
the first Hispanic female color commentator in the NBA’s
history, as co-host on the weekly show “NBA Max” from 2002 to
2006. Trejos was also the first female to report on Olympic
Boxing at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. First Latina sports
journalist to cross-over from Hispanic to General Market TV in
Los Angeles in the 1990s.
Ray Flores
For more than a decade, Ray Flores has been a play-by-play man
and/ or ring announcer for some of the largest mixed martial
arts and boxing organizations worldwide including Premier Boxing
Champions, TGB Promotions, Mayweather Promotions, Banner
Promotions, World Boxing Super Series, Warriors Boxing, Golden
Boy Promotions and many more. In 2017, Ray was the in-arena host
for the Mayweather/McGregor world press tour seen all over the
world. Over the past several years, Flores has been featured
ring announcing on networks such as Fox, NBC, ESPN, CBS, NBCSN,
PPV, FS1, MSG, Setanta Sports, SKY Sports, BoxNation, the Active
Channel, AXS TV, Galavision, Telefutura, as well as doing
play-by-play work on FS1, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Ray
also spent five years as a sports anchor for ESPN Radio Chicago.
In support of the “herstoric” main event, undefeated former
amateur standout Danielle Perkins (2-0, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas,
will fight an eight-round rematch to the exciting non-stop
slugfest she had with Waycross, Georgia’s Monika “Lay Em Down”
Harrison (2-1, 1 KO) last August. This time, however, a
prestigious belt will be on the line, as the two warriors will
vie for the WBC Silver Heavyweight Championship.
In another outstanding match-up, undefeated fast-rising
middleweight Logan “The Golden Girl” Holler (9-0-1, 3 KO) of
Columbia, South Carolina, will look to continue her ascent up
the 160-pound ranks against Newark, Delaware, veteran Schemelle
Baldwin (3-1-2, 2 KO) over eight tough rounds.
More intriguing matchups will be announced shortly.
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