Natasha Jonas has grow to be a two-division titleholder and established herself as one of many greatest stars in girls’s boxing.
Now her objective is to construct her legacy.
The 147-pounder is scheduled to defend her 147-pound belt in opposition to former unified 130-pound champ Mikaela Mayer on Saturday in Liverpool, England, Jonas’ hometown (ESPN+).
Mayer (19-1, 5 KOs) additionally is taken into account top-of-the-line within the enterprise.
“For me to class myself as top-of-the-line on this period, I’ve to battle one of the best,” Jonas mentioned at a information convention Thursday, per Sky Sports activities. “I have a look at a few of the boxers on the listing, the Katie Taylors, the Chantelle Camerons. They’ve crushed individuals in that Prime 10 pound-for-pound listing and for me to have the ability to solidify a legacy for myself, I’ve to do the identical.”
Jonas (14-2-1, 9 KOs) hit a roadblock in 2021, when she misplaced an in depth choice to light-weight champion and celebrity Katie Taylor.
Nonetheless, she has gained 5 consecutive fights for the reason that setback, together with world title fights at junior middleweight after which welterweight. She gained her 147-title by stopping Kandi Wyatt in eight rounds final July.
Jonas, 39, appears to be hitting her stride as a fighter when most of her friends have already retired.
“Natasha isn’t simply your regular fighter, she’s one thing particular,” mentioned her coach, Joe Gallagher. “Every part she touches, she turns to gold. She’s proper up there with one of the best I’ve ever skilled.”
Mayer’s longtime coach, At Mitchell, praised each boxers for agreeing to just accept a troublesome project, which he believes will produce an epic battle.
“I believe that is the Tommy Hearns and Hagler battle, solely it’s two girls,” Mitchell mentioned. … “We must always get extra boxers like this. They’re not throwing something at one another, they’re simply specializing in this battle.
“We want extra males like these two women. They’re stepping up. They don’t care who they battle.”
