Price set for two-fight deal with Shields

Price set for two-fight deal with ShieldsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Lauren Price (left) had a 375-day wait between her victories over Natasha Jonas and Stephanie PineiroByIan MitchelmoreBBC Sport WalesPublished7 minutes agoCommentsLauren Price is expected to return to action this summer before signing a two-fight deal to face fellow Olympic champion Claressa Shields, according to promoter Ben Shalom.Price, 31, maintained her unbeaten professional record with a unanimous points victory over Stephanie Pineiro in Cardiff on Saturday night.The Welsh star is set to face an as yet unnamed opponent in August, potentially in the Welsh capital, before a blockbuster double-header with Shields - who was in attendance for Price's bout with Pineiro at Utilita Arena.Asked when the duo could face off, Shalom told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast: "Once in the US, and then hopefully once where we can come to either Cardiff City Stadium or the castle (Cardiff Castle) and do that in June next year because I think she's selling out that arena (Utilita Arena) too fast at the moment. "She needs somewhere bigger."To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Price eyes potential Shields trilogyMulti-weight undisputed champion Shields is current undisputed heavyweight champion.But Shalom confirmed the bouts between the American and Price would likely be at middleweight."I would say Lauren's most natural weight, her best weight, is the middleweight division," he explained."Claressa will have to come down to the middleweight division, but that's a weight she's done her best work at."So, in fact, it's a perfect match for both of them."Price v Shields in the UK?Published1 day agoShalom first visited Cardiff when Chris Eubank Jr secured a convincing points win over Welshman Liam Williams in February 2022.And the Boxxer founder hailed the Cardiff crowd for the b...