Claressa Shields Says The $500,000 Figure Going Around Is Only Part Of What She Made Blogged by: Lacy J Claressa Shields is pushing back on a number circulating online that pegs her earnings from her August 15 fight in Atlanta at $500,000. In a post on X, she said the figure people are passing around is the guaranteed base purse that appears on the commission record, not her total compensation, and that her actual earnings include participation in the business of the event itself, meaning gate revenue, sponsorships, and other revenue streams. Screenshot of a tweet by Claressa Shields stating she earned over million for the Savannah Marshall fight, detailing guaranteed purse, total earnings, and privacy notes, with hashtags #Claressashields #Gwoat #wynrecords. She added that she has made over a million per fight since Savannah Marshall and that she currently holds an $8 million deal. Here is why this became a story at all. When a boxer fights, the state athletic commission that san...