Claressa gets warm before fighting in the semifinals at the PAL tournament in Toledo, Ohio. A year ago, Claressa fought her first non-junior amateur fight at PAL, qualifying her to compete in the Olympic Trials, which eventually led her to the Gold Medal in the Olympic Games. This is her right before her first fight since the Olympics. Stills
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields in her bedroom at her coach’s house while Jayden, the coach’s son, plays on Wii on the bed. Stills
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields talks to the media at the Berston Field House the day she returned from London to Flint, Michigan after winning the Gold Medal in Womens Boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games. Stills
Claressa and Coach Crutchfield discuss strategy in between sparring rounds at FWC Berston in Flint, Michigan. Stills
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields surrounded by fans and media at the Back to the Bricks Festival in Flint, Michigan, 3 days after winning the Gold Medal in Women’s Boxing at the 2012 Olympics. Stills
Claressa Shields has red, white and blue painted on her finger nails a month before she gets ready to go to the Olympic Games in London. Stills
Coach Crutchfield coaches Claressa Shields during a sparring session at FWC Berston Gym in Flint, Michigan. Stills
The day she returned to Flint, Michigan from London after winning the Gold Medal in Womens Boxing, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields hugs her father Clarence Shields outside the Berston Field House. Stills
Olympic Gold Medal Boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields waits to start a live ESPN interview in a TV Studio in Southfield, Michigan. Stills
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields drinks water during a sparring session at FWC Berston Gym in Flint, Michigan Stills
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields at Northwestern Prepatory Academy on the first day of her senior of high school, only 2 months after winning the Gold Medal in Women’s Boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Stills
Coach Jason Crutchfield gives his fighter Claressa Shields a little water before she goes into the ring against former Canadian Champion Mary Spencer. Stills
Coach Jason Crutchfield of FWC Berston Gym in Flint, Michigan roots from the stands of the Excel Center as his boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields wins the Gold medal in Female Boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Although he has been her coach since she began boxing 6 years ago, he is not qulaified to be a member of the USA Boxing Coaching Staff so he must sit in the crowd with the fans. The 2012 Games were the first Olympics to include Women’s Boxing and Claressa is the youngest of the male or female boxers to compete. Stills
Claressa Shields waits for her first post-Olympic fight at the PAL tournament in Toledo, Ohio. Stills
