Shea relocated to Florida to attend to her ill father. After these two last fights, I feel 110 percent.” “I want to get past this one (Friday’s fight) first, but I’m looking at early to mid-next year (at a world title shot). “I wanted to make sure I was 100 percent before coming back to the ring,” said Shea, who is now trained by Derik Santos. was another.ĭespite the frustration of not fighting much the last couple of years, Shea has kept a positive attitude, believing she would be able to land fights and eventual earn an a shot at a world title. An injury suffered in the Luna fight was one of the reasons for her inactivity, but also consistently landing fights in the U.S. Shea has fought sporadically since 2015 - once in 2017 and the fight earlier this year. My conditioning is top-notch, thanks to Phil Daru, and I made weight with ease thanks to diet coach (and Camarillo resident) Melissa DeWeese.” I have gotten great sparring from former world champion Carolina Duer, who is coming off a close decision to Mariana Juarez. “I am looking forward to displaying my boxing skills and plan on imposing my will as the strategic fighter I am. “Edina is a tough fighter who has been in there with the top (fighters),” Shea told The Star on Wednesday. Kiss (15-11, 9 KOs), who resides in Budapest, Hungary, has lost eight of her last 10 bouts. The 38-year-old has not lost since being knocked out by Lindsay Garbatt in August 2009, a span of 15 bouts.
Shea earned the nickname “The Real Million Dollar Baby” after being the main sparring partner for actress Hillary Swank in her preparation for the 2005 movie “Million Dollar Baby.” In her last significant bout in August 2015, Shea fought to a split-decision draw against Yulihan Alejandra Luna in a world title bout in Inglewood. Shea (27-2-1, 12 KOs), who now trains in Boca Raton, Florida, last fought on April 12 in Tijuana, defeating Dayanna Gonzalez by unanimous decision over six rounds. The 10-round bout will open the Telemundo broadcast. In the main event on the “Boxeo Telemundo” card, hard-hitting junior welterweight Emanuel Colon (16-1-1, 15 knockouts) of nearby Buffalo will square off against Mexico’s Richard Zamora (19-3, 12 KOs). The six-round featherweight bout could see some air time on Telemundo at 11:35 p.m.
Shea will see action Friday night, when she faces Edina Kiss of Hungary at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls, New York.
She is applying her craft over 2,700 miles away, still hoping for one more crack at a world title belt. Maureen Shea may not currently be living in Oxnard or training in Ventura, but she still carries each city close to her heart.