Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price collided in the great unification of the world title on Friday, March 7th.
They fight for Jonas’s IBF and WBC Welterweight titles and Priceo WBA Championship in Royal Albert Hall, live on Sky Sports.
This Sve-Britan showdown is a key moment for both Jonas and for the price in their career.
Victory will also put a unique champion on the rude conflict track with winner Mikael Mayer against Sandy Ryan. Mayer puts the world title WBO 147LB on the line against the British Ryan later this month.
“I’ll hold three world titles. I’ll beat Jonas. Who is next? Mayer? Sandy? Anyone. I won everything in 147 lb,” he said in the new episode Behind the ropeavailable now on Sky Sports.
“I can be one of the largest boxer boxers that came out not only from Britain but also in the world.”
Jonas may be 40 years old and has already been a worldwide champion with two weights, but she has no intention of letting the price to end his career on March 7th.
“That’s what she says,” Jonas said Behind the rope. “There is still a hunger and desire and motivation that burns in me.
“Continue to move the goal to see if you can get it more. And I haven’t missed it so far.”
She wants to remember her as “a girl who never gave up. The girl who continued on. The girl who eventually got there.”
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Price showed that the class above Bexcy Mateus and detonated a big left hand to finish the fight
‘Must be undisputed next’
Boxxer’s promoter Ben Shala believes that the winners of Jonas-Price and Mayer-‘an have to fight each other to become an undisputed world champion in the Welter.
“I think it has to be,” he told Shalom Sky Sports. “On the other hand, there is one belt. So, I think the winner Sandy and Mikael will get in line, and the winner will want to clean the whole division.
“For me (this is the best division in women’s boxing right now, a lot of fighters and in weight and around that weight. There are some great, great struggles, there will be great, great defense for Natasha and Lauren, whoever goes by.
“For me, these are the two best in the division, really is. I think Natasha has been proven that in the last few years, Lauren Price is just a phenomenal talent. I’m really excited.”
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After their worldwide unification of the title in Royal Albert Hall was announced, Price said it was ‘over the moon’ that she would finally be able to take over Jonas in the ring
Watch Natasha Jonas fight against Lauren Price in Royal Albert Hall live on Sky Sports On Friday, March 7th.
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2025-03-02 07:00:00
