Lauren Price: record, next fight and profile →
"There’s no medical evidence to show me how a woman of 41 still fighting is going to be at the age of 55 or 60," says Gallagher. "That’s my only concern at the moment."
Lauren Price recognises that on Friday she fights one of the trailblazers for women’s boxing.
A lot has been made of Natasha Jonas’ age ahead of her March 7 fight against Lauren Price, yet neither Jonas nor Price has any interest in reading too deeply into the 10-year age difference between them.
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price are to contest the IBF, WBC and WBA welterweight titles at London’s York Hall on March 7
Natasha Jonas defeated Ivana Habazin on Saturday to unify the WBC and IBF welterweight titles and set up a unification fight with Lauren Price next year.
Lauren Price secured a unification clash against the winner of Natasha Jonas vs. Ivana Habazin with a third-round stoppage victory over Bexcy Mateus.
With Lauren Price and Natasha Jonas meeting in separate fights on Saturday, December 14, attention has already turned to a unified championship fight between them next year.
Lauren Price may be on a collision course with British rival Natasha Jonas, but the WBA welterweight titleholder has some business to attend to before she can focus fully on a fight with her fellow Olympian.
Welsh Olympic star Lauren Price will defend her WBA welterweight title in Liverpool against Colombian contender Bexcy Mateus. If Price comes through, she will likely fight the bill-topper on the December 14 show at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre, Natasha Jonas, who clashes with Ivana Habazin.
Promoter Ben Shalom is excited about the future of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and now welterweight world champion Lauren Price.