Lauren Worth will make the primary defence of her WBA welterweight world championship in opposition to Bexcy Mateus on December 14, reside on Sky Sports activities.
They are going to combat on the invoice topped by Natasha Jonas’ IBF and WBC welterweight title unification in opposition to Ivana Habazin.
If Worth and Jonas each emerge victorious from their respective fights, they may set themselves on the right track for an all-British unification conflict in 2025.
Earlier this yr Worth beat former undisputed champion Jessica McCaskill to win the WBA crown. An Olympic gold medallist in 2021, Worth was nearly punch excellent when she dethroned McCaskill in entrance of her residence followers in Cardiff in Could.
The primary Welsh boxer to win Olympic gold, Worth wrote her identify within the document books once more by turning into Wales’ first feminine world champion in simply her seventh skilled combat.
The 30-year-old from Ystrad Mynach is but to lose a spherical as knowledgeable and is setting her sights on this primary defence, and in the end welterweight supremacy.
Mateus, the WBA’s No 5 ranked contender at welterweight, is undefeated within the skilled ranks too, having gained all however one among her seven fights by knockout.
The 29-year-old from Bogota is combating outdoors of her native Colombia for the primary time as she goals to upset Worth.
The WBA champion stated: “I’m excited to be out defending my belts to finish what has been a big year for me. I have full respect for Mateus. I’ll prove I’m the best in the division and I won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in my way of becoming undisputed.”
The Natasha Jonas vs Ivana Habazin world title unification tops the December 14 invoice
BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom stated: “It’s a huge night for the women’s welterweight division with three world champions in action. Natasha Jonas is back in her hometown for a must-win unification fight against Ivana Habazin and Lauren Price defends her world titles against unbeaten contender Bexcy Mateus. The battle for undisputed is on.
“If Natasha and Lauren both win on December 14, it will set the stage for a massive ‘Battle Of Britain’ world title unification match up next year.”
On the undercard Eire’s undefeated Stephen McKenna will go toe-to-toe with English champion Lee Cutler in a mouth-watering super-welterweight bout.
McKenna wowed followers with a three-round struggle in opposition to Joe Legal guidelines final outing at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley in August. Each males hit the canvas within the first spherical earlier than McKenna piled on the stress, dropping Legal guidelines three extra occasions to keep up his unbeaten document through stoppage.
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Lauren Worth claimed the WBA world title after beating Jessica McCaskill on factors and says it’s the begin of many extra large nights in Cardiff
English cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley returns to motion having recovered from an harm that has stored him out of the ring since a career-best victory over Mikael Lawal in March. Riley will probably be aiming to shake off the ring rust as he targets large identify opponents within the new yr.
Unbeaten Chorley super-middleweight Mark Jeffers scored an explosive fifth-round knockout win over Darren Johnstone in Could and will probably be trying to carry extra drama to Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre as he goes looking for his nineteenth skilled win.
Tremendous-welterweight Mason Cartwright, a former two-time British title challenger from Ellesmere Port, will probably be relying on native assist as he will get again on the title path.
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Highlights from an enormous IBF welterweight title conflict between Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer in Liverpool
Having signed a promotional cope with BOXXER, native star Frankie Stringer can declare his third victory of 2024 when he returns in entrance of his residence followers in Liverpool. The 23-year-old light-weight, who’s managed by former world champion Liam Smith, is a product of the town’s famend Rotunda ABC, the newbie membership which introduced via Jonas and lots of extra.
