Friday 7th March -
Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Price
Excited for this unification bout as it should be a good fight imho , two of the best female British boxers out there as far as im concerned. Jonas (19 Fights - 16 Wins (9 KOs) - 2 Losses - 1 Draw) beat the Croatian Ivana Habazin last time by unanimous decision , and looked pretty comfortable in doing so , before that she beat Mikaela Mayer by split decision in what was a close fight imho that could of gone either way .. shes been in with better opposition in the pros than Price , as you'd expect having a longer career , and has won multiple belts and she had a decent amateur career as well , whilst Price (8 Fights - 8 Wins (2 KOs)) had a glittering amateur career winning gold at the 2020 Olympics , along with golds at the World Championships , Commonwealth games , and European games along with numerous other titles and medals , turned pro in 2022 (Jonas in 2017) and hasnt looked back since , she won the British Welterweight title in only her fourth fight beating the decent Kirsty Bavington and then beat Jessica McCaskill in her seventh bout to take the WBA , IBO and Ring female welterweight titles , thats some going in only seven fights i have to say. Shes more known for her boxing skills but did put Jonas et al on notice that she can bang when stopping Bexcy Mateus in the third round in her last fight , back in December on the same card as Jonas. Both have good skillsets , as i say they're two of the best British boxers out there at the moment , and i think we're in for a good solid fight. Jonas' experience will hold her in good stead it has to be said , and in some respects it might give her an edge having been there and done it before , but on the flip side you have Prices youth (Price is ten years younger than Jonas) and raw talent. Jonas is wily and calculated whilst Price is more aggressive and composed , there seems to be no urgency about Price she just seems ultra confident in her ability in the ring , theyre both south paws but Price has a good height and reach advantage here which i think she'll be capable of using to her advantage , shes a fast starter as well which always helps in these two minute (x 10) rounds. I like both fighters but for me i can see a changing of the guard here with Price coming out on top , probably by decision but i wouldnt rule out a stoppage.
Lauren Price To Win
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin
Big fan of Caroline Dubois (11 Fights - 10 Wins (5 KOs) - 1 Draw) i have to say and looking forward to this one , specially after her last fight back in January where she was all over her opponent Canadian Jessica Camara when the fight was called a technical draw after an accidental clash of heads which resulted in a cut to Camaras' eye. As i said Dubois was fully in control of the fight up to that point and i honestly saw a stoppage coming further down the line , her opponent is the hard hitting South Korean Bo Mi Re Shin (23 Fights - 18 Wins (10 KOs) - 2 Losses - 3 Draws) who arrives looking for her fourth straight victory , but i honestly cant see her getting it here. Shes not a bad boxer and like i said earlier she does have a bit of pop in her shots but looking through her record she hasnt faced anyone of Dubois' calibre , the nearest for me would be Delfine Persoon a couple of years ago who beat her by split decision. Theres always a chance that Shin could catch Dubois but i dont see it and i basically see Dubois being too slick and too good for her , controlling the fight early on and i think theres a good chance she stops the South Korean despite the fact that so far her chins held up well.
Caroline Dubois To Win
Harlem Eubank vs Tyrone McKenna
Interesting fight this one i reckon , and its on channel 5 for those that are interested , Eubank (20 Fights - 20 Wins (8 KOs)) comes into this unbeaten but in all honesty hasnt looked that good recently to me , a bit laboured at times and though McKenna (30 Fights - 24 Wins (7 KOs) - 5 Losses - 1 Draw) is now getting on a bit he always gives his all in his fights and im hoping that that attitude energises Eubank to put in a dominant display , we shall see. Eubank beat Nurali Erdogan last time , bit of a scrappy contest with point deductions for both and a clash of heads in the seventh that resulted in a cut eye for Eubanks , he won it comfortably but i just feel he could of been doing more at times , he stopped both opponents in his two fights prior to this but in all honesty still failed to impress tbh. McKenna stopped Dylan Moran in the second round last time , an impressive display especially coming on the back of two successive defeats , firstly a decision loss to Lewis Crocker and then a stoppage loss to Mohammed Mimoune .. as i said at the start he always gives his all , a wear your heart on your sleeve type of fighter and unless Eubank can stop him hes gonna have to work hard for his win and to keep his unbeaten record. I think Eubank will come away with the win , but i think it'll probably come via a decision rather than by stoppage although he has the skill and the power to stop McKenna.
Harlem Eubank To Win
no complaints , all been good fights so far and as i said in all the write ups they were all , for me anyway , 50/50 fights and i picked the wrong side
Tbh Roach won this i reckon