India, July 19 -- Claressa Shields is ready to put her money where her mouth is, and she's got her sights set on a dream matchup with none other than Laila Ali.

TMZ Sports cited a video Shields boldly and publicly called out the retired legend. "Laila, I'm here with my team. I got some great news for you. We got the $15 million!" Shields declared.

"Let's make a fight between me and you. The best versus the best. The greats versus the greats. The GWOAT versus Muhammad Ali's daughter, Laila Ali. Let's make it happen."

The challenge comes shortly after Ali herself addressed swirling rumours of a comeback. "Where'd that rumor come from? The rumor I heard was that I said unless somebody had $15 or $20 million, don't even call me about this....