Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Price LIVE!
The Royal Albert Hall is the venue tonight for a huge unification world title fight. The WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world championships are all on the line in a huge all-British affair which headlines an all-women’s fight card in London. WBC and IBF champion Jonas puts her belts up for grabs against the unbeaten WBA champion Price.
Liverpudlian Jonas is a decade older than her Welsh opponent, who boasts an 8-0 record since turning professional after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics four years ago. Rings walks are expected at around 10.30pm GMT after Caroline Dubois earned a tiring win over Bo Mi Re Shin in a WBC lightweight title fight.
Elsewhere on the card, Chloe Watson lost her European flyweight title to Jasmina Zapotoczna after an intense 10-round bout, after Francesca Hennessy had made easy work of Gemma Ruegg. Later on the card, Karriss Artingstall takes on Raven Chapman in a featherweight contest. Will Price continue her unbeaten record? Follow Jonas vs Price live below!
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Shane McGuigan speaks
"I thought [Dubois] boxed brilliantly for eight rounds. In the last two rounds she got dragged in and lost her base a little bit.
"No excuses, but Caroline hasn't been feeling her best. She has been fighting a virus for the past 10 days. Maybe in those last four minutes that was telling."
Just one fight to go, then.
Caroline Dubois beats Bo Mi Re Shin by majority decision
Caroline Dubois beats Bo Mi Re Shin by a majority decision, with the scorecards reading 95-95, 98-93, 98-92.
That 95-95 prompted cries of confusion from the crowd. And me.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: final round
Shin is just throwing punches left and right, without really connecting. Dubois looks the more tiredof the pair as Shin tries to find a big uppercut time and again.
Shin is on top in the final seconds but it’s not going to be enough. What a finale!
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: ninth round
Hold on, Shin lands a big ol’ right to Dubois’ face and her corner celebrate like they’ve won the fight.
Dubois looks a bit wobbly but soon regains her composure. One more to go and perhaps the warning she needs to see this out.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: eighth round
I fully expected Dubois to have mopped up by now, but Shin is some battler and keeps making the former think about her defence rather than focus on a knockout blow.
Two to go.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: seventh round
You have to give Shin credit, she’s not giving up and keeps on coming at Dubois.
It is at risk of being a bit of wasted round for Dubois, but soon hits a big left, follows it up with a couple more to the body and that’s seven rounds won on the trot.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: sixth round
Again Dubois snaps Shin’s head back with a smart right, before ducking a counter and sending in a double jab to the body.
Shin is bleeding from the nose as the bell goes.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: fifth round
Shin is working hard but Dubois isn’t telling anything through as we hit the halfway mark.
A counter to the body and then to the chin sends Shin back. Can’t see this going the distance.
Caroline Dubois vs Bo Mi Re Shin: fourth round
Dubois rocks Shin with a right but then has to duck an overhand right in return.
It’s getting a bit scrappy until Dubois sends her opponent staggering again just before the bell.