FILE PHOTO: Claressa Shields of the U.S. stands with her gold medal during the presentation ceremony for the Women's Middle (75kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
(Reuters) - World light-middleweight champion Claressa Shields has called for women's world title bouts to be the same length as men's fights, arguing that existing regulations strengthen the argument that women should be paid less.
Women's world title fights are conducted over 10 rounds of two minutes while men fight for 12 rounds of three minutes.
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