Shields, Taylor could take women's boxing to the next level

Being a combat sports fan, it’s great to see MMA fighters like former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and current strawweight title holder Joanna Jedrzejcyk heading pay per views and getting the same exposure as the men.

But while women mixed martial artists are making headlines, women’s boxing has been kind of left to the side. That could change as two well-known women pugilists are weeks away from stepping into the professional boxing scene.

On Oct. 25, two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields announced she would be make her professional boxing debut on the undercard of...