Vincent Hogan: The Hollywood champ who rose above a nightmare - and the Irishman in her corner
USA Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields (Credit: Russ Wiley)
America has been playing catch-up with Hollywood on the story of Claressa Shields. Some time ago, Universal Studios commissioned a feature-length movie on the Olympic champion's extraordinary life, but sponsors proved more circumspect.
Only in the last year, with Rio beginning to loom, have a handful of endorsements finally come her way. Why? Maybe it's because what she's been through makes people uncomfortable.
