Welsh Olympic star Lauren Worth will defend her WBA welterweight title in Liverpool towards Colombian contender Bexcy Mateus.
If Worth comes via, she’s going to doubtless struggle the bill-topper on the December 14 present at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre, Natasha Jonas, who clashes with Ivana Habazin.
Worth is 7-0 (1 KO) and defeated Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff in Could.
The gold medallist is 30 and from Ystrad Mynach and but to lose a spherical as an expert. Mateus is the WBA’s No. 5 and is 7-0 (6 KOs), however preventing outdoors of Colombia for the primary time.
“I’m excited to be out defending my belts to complete what has been a giant yr for me,” stated Worth. “I’ve full respect for Mateus. I’ll show I’m one of the best within the division and I received’t let something, or anybody stand in my means of changing into undisputed.”
Added to the invoice is an attention-grabbing junior middleweight conflict between Eire’s 15-0 (14 KOs) Stephen McKenna and Bournemouth’s 14-7 (7 KOs) Lee Cutler. McKenna received a three-round battle with Joe Legal guidelines final day trip, whereas Cutler has been ready all yr for a date, and has been working with coach Josh Pritchard as a part of McGuigan’s Health club.
English cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley, 11-0 (6 KOs) returns from a rib harm suffered when defeating Mikael Lawal and tremendous middleweight Mark Jeffers, 18-0 (5 KOs), additionally sees motion.
Mason Cartwright, a 20-4-1 (8 KOs) junior middleweight can also be on the present, as does 8-0 (1 KO) Frankie Stringer.
Boxxer promoter 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 struggle towards Ivana Habazin and Lauren Worth defends her world titles towards unbeaten contender Bexcy Mateus. The battle for undisputed is on. If Natasha and Lauren each win on December 14th, it’ll set the stage for a large ‘Battle of Britain’ world title unification match up subsequent yr.”
