When Perkins left the ring, Shields found her again, and a friendly exchange about the fight papered over the obvious: Things won’t be this friendly the next time these women face off.

“This fight could have been anywhere in the world from the Barclays Center to T-Mobile and to the LCA,” Shields said Thursday ... the lower level was mostly full of her fans.

(AP) — Claressa Shields chose to fight in her hometown ... where the floor was packed and the lower level was mostly full of her fans. Perkins, a 42-year-old former St. John’s basketball ...