Natasha Jonas: record, next fight and profile →
Mayer, Jonas Face To Face Photos Gallery - Top Rank Boxing on ESPN will be presented live on Saturday, January 20, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The event takes place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
By Jake Donovan - There will never again come a big moment that will pass by Natasha Jonas. That mindset has already applied to her upcoming IBF welterweight title defense versus former unified junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer. Their upcoming battle of Olympians-turned-elite level pros will top a show to air live on Sky Sports in the U.K. and ESPN+ in the U.S. from M&S Bank Arena in Jonas’ hometown of Liverpool, England.
By Jake Donovan - The scheduling may be slightly off from what she had on her vision board but Mikaela Mayer is precisely where she needs to be at this point in her career. A get-back year following her lone pro defeat saw Mayer twice move up in weight. A third leap was necessary, though for
Natasha Jonas may be giving away a couple of inches in height and a few years in age to Mikalea Mayer but the IBF welterweight champion thinks that her strength will be the telling factor when she defends her title against the American on February 20th.
We are just over two weeks away from the IBF welterweight title fight between Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer but if things had played out differently, the two might have met a long time ago.
Natasha Jonas has never shied away from a challenge but is still in search of that career defining win. She firmly believes that moment will come in her next outing.
There was nothing that was going to stand in the way of Mikaela Mayer’s next title shot. Another road trip and move up the scale is proof of the confidence exuded by the former unified junior lightweight titlist, who will next challenge two-division and reigning IBF welterweight titlist Natasha Jonas. Mayer will once again travel to jolly old England and specifically to Jonas’ Liverpool hometown for their January 20 Sky Sports/ESPN+ headliner from M&S Bank Arena.
Chris Billam-Smith extended his arms and soaked in the ambiance as he stepped off the scale ahead of his second straight hometown headliner. The reigning WBO cruiserweight title clocked in at a finely-tuned 199 pounds ahead of his maiden title defense. It comes versus Poland’s Mateusz Masternak, who was 198 pounds ahead of their scheduled twelve-round main event Sunday evening from the Bournemouth International Center in Billam-Smith’s hometown of Bournemouth, England.
Lauren Price let the full question come out but she already had her response queued up the moment she caught sense of the topic. The 2020 Olympic Gold medalist and rising welterweight was unequivocal in her desire to face the winner of the upcoming Natasha Jonas-Mikaela Mayer IBF welterweight title fight.
IBF welterweight champion Natasha Jonas has no issues with agreeing to compete in 12 three-minute rounds in the upcoming defense against Mikaela Mayer. Jonas will defend her belt against Mayer on January 20, live on ESPN+ and Sky Sports.