Round-by-Round: Natasha Jonas vs. Ivana Habazin | Sky Sports - 14 December 2024

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NATASHA JONAS AND IVANA HABAZIN CLASH TO UNIFY IBF AND WBC WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLES IN A HUGE LIVERPOOL HOMECOMING BATTLE ON DECEMBER 14TH

- IBF World Champion Natasha Jonas will headline in her hometown of Liverpool against WBC World Title holder Ivana Habazin in the huge unification clash
- A Jonas victory on December 14th puts her on a collision course with WBA, IBO & The Ring Magazine World Champion Lauren Price MBE in a massive ‘Battle of Britain’ unification match
- A stacked undercard will be announced soon
- All the action is available to watch live and exclusively on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and on Peacock in the USA

IBF World Champion Natasha Jonas will fight WBC World Title holder Ivana Habazin in a huge hometown unification showdown on Saturday, December 14th at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, presented by BOXXER, live and exclusive on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA.

A win for Jonas will put her on a collision course with Lauren Price MBE, the WBA, IBO & Ring Magazine World Champion early next year.

Jonas (15-2-1, 9 KOs) will top the bill in her hometown of Liverpool in her sixth straight world title contest under the BOXXER promotional banner.

‘Miss GB’ Jonas edged a split decision victory in an epic back-and-forth battle with former unified world champion Mikaela Mayer last time out at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool in January.

Undefeated in her last six fights, the 40-year-old from Toxteth will now look to cement her position at the top of the welterweight division as she bids to become a two-weight unified world champion having previously unified the WBC, WBO and IBF World Titles at super welterweight.

Habazin (23-6, 7 KOs) is the current WBC World Champion having outpointed Kinga Magyar to capture the vacant green and gold belt in April this year. The 35-year-old from Zagreb, Croatia, who has shared the ring with some of the greatest female fighters of the modern era including Cecilia Brækhus and Claressa Shields, has previously held the IBF World Welterweight Title and is also a former IBO World Middleweight Champion.

[Glass Joe]

In b4 this gets banished to the woman's section

[keithmoonhangover]

After months and months of waiting..

Jonas gets a unification fight in Liverpool.

Why's she not fighting Lauren Price?

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After months and months of waiting..

Jonas gets a unification fight in Liverpool.

Why's she not fighting Lauren Price?

Don’t know pal. I don’t promote her

[margaret thatcher]

amazing, thank you sky sports and ben shalom for this great fight

[johninmanchester]

Lol at them being bullied by Gallagher into throwing this absolutely garbage fight together on four weeks notice.

Glad Tasha can get a payday and a run out but this is weak. Croatian girl is 2-2 in her last four but did manage to eke her way to a win for the vacant WBC welter in her last bout so now look forward to a few weeks of being told what a huge significant unification bout this is.

Poster says its at Liverpool Exhibition Centre.

That's weird because the M&S Arena (11k capacity) is part of the Exhibition Centre, but then why would the poster not say M&S Arena? Unless they're doing a small event in one of the adjoining exhibition halls (2-4k capacity).

[keithmoonhangover]

After months and months of waiting..

Jonas gets a unification fight in Liverpool.

Why's she not fighting Lauren Price?

Don’t know pal. I don’t promote her

I want answers damn it.

[TheLeprechaun]

Say what you want about Gallagher but he's almost singlehandedly got Jonas a career.

Shes bang average, lost to Mayer last time and got a gift.

Stealing a living really but thats womens boxing for you.

[keithmoonhangover]

Say what you want about Gallagher but he's almost singlehandedly got Jonas a career.

Shes bang average, lost to Mayer last time and got a gift.

Stealing a living really but thats womens boxing for you.

Really? I think she's a bonnie lass.

[Cecil Coffee]

Say what you want about Gallagher but he's almost singlehandedly got Jonas a career.

Shes bang average, lost to Mayer last time and got a gift.

Stealing a living really but thats womens boxing for you.

Really? I think she's a bonnie lass.

She looks too much like Ronald McIntosh for my liking.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Say what you want about Gallagher but he's almost singlehandedly got Jonas a career.

Shes bang average, lost to Mayer last time and got a gift.

Stealing a living really but thats womens boxing for you.

Really? I think she's a bonnie lass.

She looks too much like Ronald McIntosh for my liking.

Jeez man, i'll never be able to unsee that now

[rd350lc]

Will the undercard be stacked?.

[keithmoonhangover]

Say what you want about Gallagher but he's almost singlehandedly got Jonas a career.

Shes bang average, lost to Mayer last time and got a gift.

Stealing a living really but thats womens boxing for you.

Really? I think she's a bonnie lass.

She looks too much like Ronald McIntosh for my liking.

Do this mean I'm bisexual?

[margaret thatcher]

you just know ron is packing some serious heat

[tony1234]

Will the undercard be stacked?.

Stacked with TBA's , wait for ages for a BOXXER show and this is the best they can do ?

[Glass Joe]

Will the undercard be stacked?.

Maybe Anthony yarde can fight a cab driver

[magnus]

They've got Reilly vs Chamberlain lined up for the English Cruiserweight title. It's the definition of a "London fight" so expect to see it on this Liverpool card.

[johninmanchester]

Will the undercard be stacked?.

Stacked with TBA's , wait for ages for a BOXXER show and this is the best they can do ?

Lad they didn't even know they were doing a show til Gallagher lit a fire under them last week. TBAs will be in place til middle of fight week

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Lauren Price defends her WBA belt against Bexcy Mateus

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Jonas said: “I’m excited to be back with another big world title fight at home in Liverpool. To get the chance to win another world title and to unify the IBF and WBC world titles is going to be special. Ivana Habazin is a great champion. She has won multiple world titles and fought some of the best in the world. I’m expecting a tough fight but I’m ready to prove that I’m the number one in the division.

Habazin: “It will be an honour for me to unify the WBC and IBF world welterweight titles. I previously held the IBF world title and I look forward to winning the belt again. I have a lot of respect for Natasha. She has been a great champion throughout her career. She is one of the outstanding female fighters in the sport today and beating her will give me the recognition that I have long deserved.

“I have visited Liverpool several times and it’s my favourite city in the UK, so I’m very excited to be fighting in her hometown. While it may be winter in Liverpool on December 14, I believe Natasha and I will bring some much needed heat and Christmas cheer to those inside the arena. I just hope the judging will be fair and Santa doesn’t come to give Natasha an early Christmas present.”

Price: “I’m excited to be out defending my belts to finish what has been a big year for me. I have full respect for Mateus. I’ll prove I’m the best in the division and I won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in my way of becoming undisputed.”

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Fight Week !!

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Can we move this to British section just for this week? as it's fight week?

There are other fights on the card too?

thanks

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Natasha Jonas vs Ivana Habazin & Lauren Price vs Bexcy Mateus: Fight date, time, undercard, how to watch on Sky Sports

Lauren Price is set to make her first defence of the WBA welterweight world championship on the December 14 bill at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre which is topped by Natasha Jonas' unification battle with Ivana Habazin; watch live on Sky Sports on Saturday from 7pm on Sky Sports+

Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price are on a collision course for a huge all-British world title fight, but firstly they defend their belts in Liverpool on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

Why are the fights so important?
Rival world champions Jonas and Price are targeting a major unification showdown in 2025.

For that to happen, both must hold up their end of the bargain by defending their respective titles on the same bill at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre on Saturday December 14.

After defending her IBF welterweight belt earlier this year against America's Mikaela Mayer, Jonas is looking to become a unified world champion in her second weight division against WBC champion Ivana Habazin.

Earlier this year Price beat former undisputed champion Jessica McCaskill to win the WBA crown. The 30-year-old Olympic gold medallist is yet to lose a round as a professional and is setting her sights on this first defence on the road to welterweight supremacy as she takes on Bexcy Mateus.

If Price and Jonas both emerge victorious, they could set themselves on course for an all-British world championship unification clash in 2025.

"One hundred per cent," Price told Sky Sports News. "I've got respect for Tasha but it's a great fight, it's a great British fight, one of the best fights out there.

"I believe in myself. I believe I can become undisputed in that division. It's a massive fight and I'm excited. I believe in myself, and I believe I get that win as well."

Jonas replied: "The only thing I can say is we'll see and that's it. She's got one of the belts I've never had which is the WBA, I want to take that home with me. So we'll see."

Jonas takes on Habazin, the recently-crowned WBC welterweight world champion after she outpointed Kinga Magyar to capture the vacant green and gold belt in April of this year.

The 35-year-old from Zagreb, Croatia, who has shared the ring with some of the greatest female fighters of the modern era including Cecilia Braekhus and Claressa Shields, has previously held the IBF world welterweight title.

Price's opponent Mateus is the WBA's No 5-ranked contender at welterweight, and boasts an undefeated record in the professional ranks too, having won all but one of her seven fights inside the distance.

The 29-year-old from Bogota is fighting outside of her native Colombia for the first time as she aims to upset Price.

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[mickey1975]

They've got Reilly vs Chamberlain lined up for the English Cruiserweight title. It's the definition of a "London fight" so expect to see it on this Liverpool card.

Riley is fighting Dan Garber from Bradford at heavyweight.