{"id":5805,"date":"2025-08-13T15:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/12-year-old-jamaican-canadian-singing-acting-prodigy-stuns-at-claressa-shields-boxing-fight\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:35:56","slug":"12-year-old-jamaican-canadian-singing-acting-prodigy-stuns-at-claressa-shields-boxing-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/12-year-old-jamaican-canadian-singing-acting-prodigy-stuns-at-claressa-shields-boxing-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"12-year-old Jamaican-Canadian singing, acting prodigy stuns at Claressa Shields Boxing Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Twelve-year-old Jamaican-Canadian singer and actress Jazmin Headley stunned the crowd with her powerful rendition of the Black National Anthem ahead of Claressa Shields&#8217; undisputed heavyweight title win over Lani Daniels <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on Saturday, July 26<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jazmin&#8217;s mother, Deborah Headley, told <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caribbean Life<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on Monday, July 28, that the Jamaican-Canadian prodigy, who played a young Claressa in the film &#8220;The Fire Inside,&#8221; received &#8220;roaring applause from the sold-out crowd of 15,000 plus.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jazmin added, &#8220;When the crowd started to sing with me, it was a big wow moment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;This was history \u2014 mostly Black women in the crowd supporting each other,&#8221; she said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional boxer from Flint, Michigan, retained her title by unanimous decision, the family said Headley&#8217;s performance left a lasting emotional impact. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I get nervous, but I don&#8217;t fold,&#8221; said Jazmin, crediting advice to her father, Mark Headley. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76016\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jamaican-prodigy-stuns-at-claressa-shields-boxing-fight-2025-08-14-nk-cl02.jpg?quality=51&amp;w=362\" alt=\"Papoose - Company Executive at Wynn Records and Jazmin Headley at the Claressa Shields&#039; championship fight on Saturday, July 26, 2025.\" width=\"362\" height=\"700\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-76016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"image-caption\">Papoose &#8211; Company Executive at Wynn Records and Jazmin Headley at the Claressa Shields&#8217; championship fight on Saturday, July 26, 2025.<\/span><span class=\"image-credit\">Photo by Deborah Myers<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Deborah Headley added: &#8220;It was incredible to see a sold-out arena respond the way they did. The energy, the unity\u2014it was unforgettable.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jazmin shared that she recently recorded a track featuring singer Richie Stephens and DJ Bounty Killer, which, she said, will continue her artistic growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;As her mentor, Bounty prepares for a show in Toronto soon,&#8221; Deborah Headley said. &#8220;Fans may also get another surprise appearance from Jazzy (Jazmin).&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve-year-old Jamaican-Canadian singer and actress Jazmin Headley stunned the crowd with her powerful rendition of the Black National Anthem ahead of Claressa Shields&#8217; undisputed heavyweight title win over Lani Daniels on Saturday, July 26, at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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