Lauren Worth MBE will make the primary protection of her world title on Saturday, December 14th, on the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool because the Welsh champion seems to be to arrange an all-British unification conflict with welterweight rival Natasha Jonas, who headlines the Collision Course combat night time.
Worth defends her WBA welterweight title in opposition to unbeaten Colombian contender Bexcy Mateus on the identical night time Jonas makes an attempt to unify the IBF and WBC World Titles versus Ivana Habazin as a part of BOXXER’s ‘Collision Course’ combat night time, accessible to observe stay and unique on Sky Sports activities within the UK and Eire and Peacock within the USA.
Worth MBE (7-0, 1 KO) made historical past with a punch-perfect efficiency to defeat former undisputed world welterweight ruler Jessica McCaskill in entrance of her residence followers in Cardiff in Could.
The primary Welsh boxer to win Olympic gold, Worth wrote her title within the document books once more by changing into the nation’s first feminine world champion in simply her seventh skilled combat. The 30-year-old from Ystrad Mynach, who’s but to lose a spherical as an expert, will now make the primary protection of her world titles as she units her sights on welterweight supremacy.
Mateus (7-0, 6 KOs), ranked #5 with the WBA, is undefeated within the skilled ranks, having received all however considered one of her seven fights by knockout. The 29-year-old from Bogota, preventing outdoors of her native Colombia for the primary time, will now get her first shot at world glory and she or he goals to dethrone Worth and place herself on high of the welterweight pile.
Lauren Worth stated: “I’m excited to be out defending my belts to complete what has been a giant yr for me. I’ve full respect for Mateus. I’ll show I’m the very best within the division and I received’t let something, or anybody stand in my approach of changing into undisputed.”
BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom stated: “It’s an enormous night time for the ladies’s welterweight division with three world champions in motion. Natasha Jonas is again in her hometown for a must-win unification combat in opposition to Ivana Habazin and Lauren Worth defends her world titles in opposition to unbeaten contender Bexcy Mateus. The battle for undisputed is on. If Natasha and Lauren each win on December 14th, it is going to set the stage for a large ‘Battle Of Britain’ world title unification match up subsequent yr.”
There’s motive to have fun as BOXXER delivers a Christmas cracker to finish the yr. Alongside world championship clashes for Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth, combat followers can look ahead to a stacked undercard filled with drama and leisure.
Eire’s undefeated Stephen McKenna (15-0, 14 KOs) will go toe-to-toe with English champion Lee Cutler (14-1, 7 KOs) in a mouth-watering tremendous welterweight showdown for the WBC Worldwide Silver Title.
McKenna wowed followers with a three-round struggle in opposition to Joe Legal guidelines final trip 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 instances to keep up his unbeaten document by way of third-round stoppage.
English Cruiserweight Champion Viddal Riley (11-0, 6 KOs) returns to motion having recovered from a rib damage that has stored him out of the ring since a profession finest win over Mikael Lawal in March. Riley might be aiming to shake off the ring rust as he targets massive title opponents within the new yr.
Unbeaten Chorley tremendous middleweight Mark Jeffers (18-0, 5 KOs) scored an explosive fifth-round knockout win over Darren Johnstone in Could and might be seeking to deliver extra drama to Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre as he goes in the hunt for his nineteenth skilled win.
Cheshire tremendous welterweight Mason Cartwright (20-4-1, 8 KOs), a former two-time British Title challenger from Ellesmere Port, might be relying on native help as he will get again on the title path.
Having signed a promotional take care of BOXXER, native star Frankie Stringer (8-0, 1 KO) can declare his third victory of 2024 when he returns in entrance of his residence followers in Liverpool. The 23-year-old light-weight is a product of town’s famend Rotunda ABC and is managed by former world champion Liam Smith.
