Welsh Olympic star Lauren Price will defend her WBA welterweight title in Liverpool. with Colombian competitor Bexi Mateus
If Price makes it to the next round She is likely to fight the top boxer at the December 14 show at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre, Natasha Jonas, who takes on Ivana Habazin.
Price is 7-0 (1 KO) and defeated Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff in May.
The gold medalist is 30 years old and hails from Ystrad Mynach and has never lost a round as a professional. Mateus is WBA No. 5 and 7-0 (6 KOs), but is fighting outside of Colombia for the first time.
“I’m excited to come out and defend my belt to finish off a big year for me,” Price said. “I have the utmost respect for Mateus. I’m going to prove that I’m the best in the division. And I will not let anything or anyone stand in my way of being undisputed.”
Adding to the bill is an interesting junior middleweight clash between Stephen. Ireland’s McKenna 15-0 (14 KO) and Bournemouth’s Lee Cutler 14-7 (7 KO) McKenna won the three-round fight against Joe. Laws last time Meanwhile, Cutler waited a whole year to go on a date. and working with Coach Josh Pritchard as part of McGuigan’s Gym
British cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley 11-0 (6 KO) returned from a rib injury to beat Mikael Lawal and super middleweight Mark Jeffers 18-0 (5 KO) also saw action.
Junior middleweight Mason Cartwright, 20-4-1 (8 KO), is also on the line, as is Frankie Stringer, 8-0 (1 KO).
Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom said: “It’s a big night for the women’s welterweight division with three world champions on the field. Natasha Jonas returns to her hometown for a must-win unification bout against Ivana Habazin and Lauren Price. Defending her world title against unbeaten rival Bexcy Mateus, the battle for undisputedness is brewing. If Natasha and Lauren both win on December 14, it will set the stage for next year’s big ‘Battle of Britain’ world title unification match.”
