Jonas And Price Ready For War – ‘I’m The Best’
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price’s final pre-fight presser took as they prepare for their unification this Saturday.
The welterweight clash will define the best 147-pounder in Britain. Jonas is the far more experienced fighter, having unified at 147 and 154. She defeated Ivana Habazin in her last fight to add the WBC belt to her IBF welterweight title. Price joined her in the ring to demand a fight. Price fought on the same card, defeating Bexcy Mateus. The win meant she kept her WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine Belts. Mikaela Mayer could get the winner for the undisputed title since she holds the WBO belt, leaving everything to play for. Here is how the presser went down.
Pre-Fight Talk
“I didn’t know I was in a race. I didn’t know I was getting chased. But I understand, like I said before, I understand why she’s chasing me because I’m a big thing for her. I just don’t feel the same the other way around,” Jonas
“Expect a tough fight. Its elite level, all fights will be close, and that’s why you see a lot of discrepancies with who people believe won fights and stuff, because ultimately, there’s not that much in the rounds because we are so technically good,” Jonas
“All the pressure is on her to win. She’s the young, fast, you know, whatever she says she is, and she’s expected to win. You know, it’s supposed to be a passing of the torch kind of fight, where the one that’s just at the end, they’re passing it over to the one just getting started. But we’ll see,” Jonas
“Tasha, it’s nothing personal. It’s just a fight that made sense. She doesn’t want this fight and I don’t blame her, but at the end of the day, we are both world champions and, you know, I believe that the best should fight the best,” Price
“I mean, like she wants the Taylor fight. She loses to me, does she retire? Personally, I think she should, but that’s not on me to say. If it was me, like I’ve said, I’m not going to be boxing at her age. I’m in the sport to win as much money as I can, create a legacy, create greatness, become a multi-weight world champion, and get out safe,” Price
Presser
Full Card
Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Price: Welterweight – IBF, WBA, WBC titles
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: Lightweight – WBC title
Karriss Artingstall vs Raven Chapman: Featherweight
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: Flyweight – European title
Cindy Ngamba vs Kirstie Bavington: Middleweight
Francessca Hennessy vs Carla Camila Campos Gonzales: Super bantamweight
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