(MAY 8) NEW YORK -- Maureen
Shea ended a two-plus year layoff Saturday, outboxing Calista
Silgado to a unanimous decision victory at Carnesecca Arena at
St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y.
The scores were 79-73 on two cards and 77-75 on the third, all
for Shea (30-2-1, 13 knockouts), who continues her push for a
world title opportunity.
“The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea looked as sharp as ever,
despite having not fought since January of 2020. Silgado
(19-14-3, 14 KOs) had her moments early on, but it was Shea’s
body punching and sublime defensive skills which made the
difference.
The victory was made even sweeter for the Bronx native Shea
because she was was fighting in New York City for the first time
since 2010.
“I felt great, I felt that this was where I belonged, I felt
very at home in the ring,” said Shea, a former two-time boxing
champion.
Shea says she wants a world title opportunity after being
unjustly denied one last year by the WBA, despite being the no.
2 ranked contender for the vacant bantamweight title.
“These other girls can’t deny me, the sanctioning bodies can’t
deny me. The public is gonna want to see me. Who doesn’t want to
see that style and that kind of fight? It would be doing the
fans a big disservice. I deserve a title,” said Shea, who is now
based in Boca Raton, Fla., where she trains with boxing coach
Derik Santos and strength and conditioning coach Phil Daru.
Among the many Shea supporters in attendance was undisputed
women's super middleweight champion Franchón Crews-Dezurn, who
had designed Shea's ring attire for the fight.
Crews-Dezurn says she believes Shea has all the tools and
dedication to become a world champion again.
"Maureen is such an intricate part of women's boxing. She's
broken a lot of barriers and she's put in a lot of time," said
Crews-Dezurn. "She's just an amazing boxer and I'm honored I got
to work with her."
Shea says she hopes to be back in the ring again within three
months.
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