World News – GB – Savannah Marshall stops Hannah Rankin for WBO middleweight crown

Savannah Marshall won the vacant WBO middleweight crown in stunning style by handing Hannah Rank her first stoppage loss in the all-British world title bout at Wembley SSE Arena

The Hartlepool fighter was on top throughout, scoring his Scottish opponent on the sub-map of Dereck Chisora’s heavyweight bout against former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk

Marshall hit the accelerator in the seventh of 10 scheduled rounds, with some brutal gunshots amid a wave of activity that forced Rankin to take a knee

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As Rankin stood up, referee Phil Edwards stirred the fight as Marshall joined fellow Britons Chantelle Cameron and Terri Harper to become world champion this year

She said, « I’ve been in heaven For months now I’ve been watching all the other girls in Matchroom take their chances and grab them with both hands and there have been times I’ve been like ‘When is- what my luck will come? « 

This fight was originally supposed to take place a fortnight ago, but was moved to Halloween when Marshall’s trainer Peter Fury tested positive for coronavirus

Rankin slipped to 9-5 and has now lost all three of his fights with a major world title on the line, but Marshall improved his record to 9-0, with seven wins in the distance

She added on Sky Sports: « I’ve had nine fights in three years and learned that sometimes it’s not just about fighting But Peter always said if you’re good enough you will get there « 

The 29-year-old targets Claressa Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who is 10-0 as a professional and holds world titles in the middleweight and lower division

Marshall handed Shields her only loss to date at the amateur or professional level after beating the American on her way to the 2012 World Championships

Marshall added: « The only reason Claressa got the belts is because she came before me, not because she’s better than me, I’ll tell you now that she is. certainly not and I know she doesn’t want to do anything with me « 

Savannah Marshall, World Boxing Organization, Oleksandr Usyk, Claressa Shields, Derek Chisora, middleweight