Lauren Price Dominates Natasha Jonas – Boxing Results
Lauren Price of Wales boxed quite brilliantly last night in not only defeating, but dominating Natasha Jonas in their welterweight unification clash in London.
Lauren Price of Wales boxed quite brilliantly last night in not only defeating, but dominating Natasha Jonas in their welterweight unification clash in London.
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price (photo: Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer) successfully weighed in ahead of their undisputed welterweight world title fight, headlining a historic all-women’s boxing event at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall this Friday night.
Natasha Jonas (146 lbs / 66.22 kg) and Ivana Habazin (146 lbs / 66.22 kg) stepped on the scales today, confirming they’re both ready to throw leather in their IBF and WBC World Welterweight Championship unification fight tonight at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre.
Trainer Joe Gallagher is up in arms over the controversy from his fighter, IBF female welterweight champion Natasha Jonas, winning what many fans felt was a classic example of a hometown decision, defeating visiting fighter Mikaela Mayer last Saturday night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.
First things first. It was a great fight last night in Liverpool, this as reigning and defending women’s IBF welterweight champion Natasha Jonas, 15-2-1(9) slugged it out with former super-featherweight champ Mikaela Mayer, 19-2(5) over ten at times blistering sessions.
Natasha Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) held onto her IBF female welterweight title with a questionable ten round split decision victory over American Mikaela Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs) in a fight that easily could have gone the other way on Saturday night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.
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More than just a belt is at stake heading into this equally matched fight at welterweight between Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer.
Has there ever been a women’s fight that came close to matching the sheer ferocity of the epic Marvin Hagler-Thomas Hearns fight?
In the heart of Liverpool, hometown hero Natasha Jonas, the queen of the welterweight division, barely clung to her IBF crown in a nail-biter against the formidable Mikaela Mayer.
Savannah Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) dethroned female undisputed super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn (8-2, 2 KOs) by a 10 round majority decision on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.