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Papoose and Claressa Shields are continuing to share their love with the public, especially amid their birthday month! His came around first on March 5, and the champion boxer made sure to shower him with loving words. Now, he’s returning the social media love on her 30th! The boxer has also shared HAWT new images from her birthday shoot that fans are eating up.
Editor’s Note: This article was published on March 16 and updated on March 17 with new videos, photos, and commentary. Keep reading to catch up.
As mentioned, Claressa is receiving all the birthday love today from loved ones and fans as she says goodbye to her 20s. According to her posts, her boyfriend, Papoose, hasn’t missed a beat celebrating her!
On Instagram Stories, she shared a FaceTime call with her boo when the clock struck March 17. It appears that she spent her birthday eve as a guest on Deion Sanders’ podcast. Following filming for the show, Pap called his bae to hype her up! As she did a lil’ dance to celebrate, they both flashed huge smiles. She captioned the IG Stories post, writing, “Soon as 12 hit my called me.” She added three blushing emojis to the post and Drake’s hit song, ‘Ratchet Happy Birthday.’
Also, on her IG Stories, Claressa admitted to fans that leaving her 20s behind made her shed some tears. She wrote, “I’m just grateful for God’s mercy & his love in my life! Every year just get better,”adding the song ‘It’s All God’ to her selfie video.
Later on Monday, Papoose took to his Instagram timeline to celebrate his “baby” on her born day. He posted five photos in a carousel post–two of them together and three of Claressa alone.
“Special Happy born day to my champion @claressashields A great person whos always smiling/happy. Until you piss her off. Love you baby,” Papoose said in his caption.
Though his caption was short and sweet, it was enough to have her slide in the comment section with gratitude! She replied, “I LOVE YOU 2 Papi,”with a few heart-eyed emojis.
On her IG Stories, she shared a photo of her and Papoose smiling together. She had roses wrapped in Louis Vitton paper and a black Chanel shopping bag in her hands. “Papi came Chanel for my bday,” she wrote.
Claressa Shields firstteased her 30th with a few new hairstyles that gagged the girlies over the weekend. From a flipped bob to blonde tresses and a natural Afro, swipe below to see a behind-the-scenes peek at her photoshoot styles.
Then, on March 17, she shared additional photos from her elaborate birthday shoot! In the new shots, the boxing champ wore a strapless, gold mini-dress with a deep v-neckline. It was adorned with chain links and glitz in the front, hugged all of her curves, and flexed her toned legs and arms. Meanwhile, her hair was styled in a long slick-back ponytail.
“Goodbye to my 20s! Today is my 30th Birthday , and Im so grateful for God’s continued patience with me! Despite my flaws, God has made each year better! More Blessings , More championships , More forgiveness , More Paper More happiness, More healing , More growth ! So Im happy to say THIS IS GWOAT 30 #GWOAT #claressashields #THISIS30 #Goldenyear”
Shields 30th birthday comes less than two weeks since he moved one year deeper into his late 40s. For his 47th, Claressa also took to Instagram to brag about her “king.” She expressed gratitude for his “life…laugh…music…guidance and love.” Additionally, her caption said:
“You are truly 1 of 1! I pray God bless you with many more years & even quicker hands cause today you getting all your bday punches I love you Happy Birthday Papi,” Claressa Shields said.
He replied in her comment section that words aren’t enough to show his gratitude. “You’re more than amazing baby. I love you too,” he added.
Birthday photoshoot and Papoose aside, Claressa also got a chance to clear the air about her temporary suspension from boxing in Michigan. An investigation proved the 30-year-old did not consume marijuana despite a false-positive saliva test. While addressing the update on social media this past weekend, she also went OFF on the “light-skinned women” who allegedly troll her.
