Three-weight boxing champion Claressa Shields under investigation and suspended after testing positive for marijuana

BOXING superstar Claressa Shields has been suspended after testing positive for marijuana following her last win.

The three-weight undisputed champion beat heavyweight Danielle Perkins on February 3.

Claressa Shields said earlier this month she was a ‘clean athlete’Getty

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Shields last fought when she beat Danielle Perkins on February 3[/caption]

The former Olympic golden girl, 29, faces an investigation after the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission halted her from fighting in the state.

Shields is said to have tested positive after providing an “oral fluid sample” following the bout.

Marijuana is on the banned list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

The WBO has also intervened in the American’s case.

It’s a sanctioning body without the power to suspendfighters.

But the BBC say the WBO has asked for a “show notice” from Shields.

That means they want her to explain the situation.

Meanwhile, the Michigan Commission has launched its own probe to see if she should be the subject of disciplinary action.

The Commission said: “Ms Shields’ conduct as a licensed professional boxer constitutes an imminent threat to the integrity of professional boxing, the public interest, and the welfare and safety of professional athletes.

It comes just a week after Shields spoke out over rumours of a failed drugs test.

She went on social media to insist she was a “clean athlete”.

Shields and Perkins would both have been tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (Vada) due to the WBC’s clean boxing programme.