Natasha Jonas reckons 2024 shall be her final in boxing as she earmarks subsequent battle

Natasha Jonas believes that 2024 shall be her final 12 months within the sport and she or he needs to make it the ‘best chapter of the book’.

But you get the sensation a rematch with Mikaela Mayer have to be on the web page to make sure it’s a nice ship off. Jonas, 39, edged previous the American to retain her IBF welterweight crown in an exciting battle on the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday.

The Liverpudlian obtained the nod on a cut up choice however Mayer was left unimpressed by the scorecards which have been 96-94 and 96-95 within the Brit’s favour with one card of 97-93 to the visiting fighter. Jonas, who had been on the tip of a disappointing card when she drew with Terri Harper in 2020, admitted she understood Mayer’s frustrations.

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“I understand how she will be feeling,” stated the 2012 Olympian. “I’ve been there.” Former world super-featherweight champion Mayer stated: “I thought I did enough to win.

“I would have given her the first round or two but after that, I feel like I out-punched her and landed the cleaner shots. I think that fight is worth seeing again. I just hope Natasha will be the stand-up champ that she is and give me another shot at the belt – I feel like I deserve it.”

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But the correct transfer could be to present Mayer one other crack in what was a fan-friendly bout that would have gone both approach and had the sector rocking. “Unfortunately I can’t be around forever, this is probably my last year in boxing and we want to make it the best chapter of the book,” stated Jonas.

Yet the discuss after the battle in a press convention which was led by the promoter’s MC moderately than taking questions from the media, was shifting on. Jonas’ coach Joe Gallagher was pushing for a showdown with Katie Taylor, one in all two individuals to beat the Liverpool fighter as a professional.

Taylor, the Irish celebrity, additionally has a well-known win over Jonas from London 2012 which broke noise information on the Olympics. But that’s an unlikely path Taylor would think about as she nears the tip of her profession herself and would see it as floor already coated.

Then there have been the requires Anfield however, with little contact between the membership and Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom, that’s thought of unrealistic given the house of Liverpool is booked up with music concert events this summer season. A extra practical choice could be WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill, who’s coming off a draw with Jonas’ compatriot Sandy Ryan.

“McCaskill is a fight I want,” added Jonas. That may give the Liverpool fighter an opportunity to realize her dream of combating in America.
It has been a storied profession for Jonas thus far so the ultimate chapter needs to be fascinating.