Jonas & Price Ready For War Following Kickoff Presser – ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’
The kick-off presser for the Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price welterweight bout on March 7 took place, with both ready for war.
The fight will take place from the Royal Albert Hall. It is the biggest fight in women’s British domestic boxing for some time. It is seen as a battle between the more experienced Jonas and Price, who is considered the future of the welterweight division. Jonas, who is 40 years old, is the IBF and WBC Welterweight Champion. She unified the 147 division in her last fight by beating Ivana Habazin in a unanimous decision. It was the perfect response following her controversial split decision win over Mikaela Mayer in the fight before, with many feeling she came out second best. It was the second time Jonas had unified a division, having achieved the same feat at 154 pounds.
Price arrives into the fight with a victory over Bexcy Mateus. She stopped Mateus in a stoppage on the same card as Jonas-Price. That was a successful defense of her WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine Belts. A victory over Jones puts her in line to face Mikaela Mayer, who is the WBO Welterweight Champion. That would be a bout for all the belts, showing the magnitude of what is on offer. The pair exchanged verbals in a fiery presser.
Jonas Vs. Price
“I decide when it’s time [to retire], be careful what you wish for. The pressure is not on me. Lauren’s the champion whose never lost a round, the Olympic gold medalist. There’s a lot of pressure on her to come and do what she says she can do. The underdog suits me. I’ve been here before. 100 percent. I love being the first and the first is something no one can take away. I’ve been here before, and you’ve got to be careful what you wish for,” Jonas
“I know I’m better in all areas, I back myself. My accolades speak for themselves. I know I’m fresh in the pro game … But each fight I’ve stepped up. I’ve always had pressure on me, going to the Olympics, expected to win gold, but going to do that and walking out to an Olympic final, it doesn’t get much bigger than that. “With pressure comes diamonds and I will be coming out on March 7 as the winner and taking them belts back to Wales. I believe in myself like [Natasha] believes in herself. A lot of people wrote me off against Jessica McCaskill, I didn’t lose a round, and I felt quite comfortable in there,” Price
Full Card
Natasha Jonas vs. Ivana Habazin, 10 rounds, IBF/WBC women’s welterweight unification
Lauren Price vs. Bexcy Mateus, 10 rounds, for Price’s WBA women’s welterweight title
Stephen McKenna vs. Lee Cutler, 10 rounds, junior middleweight
Viddal Riley vs. Steve Eloundou Ntere, 6 rounds, cruiserweight
Mark Jeffers vs. Elvis Ahorgah, 10 rounds, super middleweight
Mason Cartwright vs. Dzmitry Atrokhau, 6 rounds, junior middleweight
Frankie Stringer vs. Tatenda Mangombe, 6 rounds, lightweight
Mikie Tallon vs. Benn Norman, 6 rounds, flyweight
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