2016 Rio Olympics - Boxing - Victory Ceremony - Women's Middle (75kg) Victory Ceremony - Riocentro - Pavilion 6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 21/08/2016. Gold medallist Claressa Shields (USA) of USA poses with her medals from London 2012 and Rio 2016 (L). REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Claressa Shields brought one gold medal to the ring with her and left with two hanging around her neck after retaining her Olympic middleweight title and making U.S. boxing history on Sunday.
As a gesture of confidence, having the 2012 gold in her pocket before the fight in the expectation of showing it off alongside another took some beating.
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