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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Jasmine Zapotoczna speaks
"The main thing for me is to make my fights enjoyable to watch. To entertain people. That's what we've done tonight with Chloe."
Karriss Artingstall vs Raven Chapman is up next.
What a moment.
Zapotoczna wins by split decision!
...and the NEW!
Zapotoczna beats Watson by split decision, with scores of 93-97, 96-95, 96-95 to become the new European flyweight champion!
Watson looks shocked and, understandably absolutely gutted.
The judges are taking their time here. Three of them counting up their scorecards.
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: round 10
Two fighters feeling every second of this final round. Watson gets a talking too for pulling Zapotoczna down midway through the fight and, for my money, does finish the fight on stronger.
We had perhaps done enough but that was no easy task.
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: round 9
Better from Watson, who comes over the jab and lands an overhand right. That gives her a spring in her step, but again fails to capitalise with a quick follow-up.
Zapotoczna returns with another body shot and is told for more from her corner.
One to go.
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: round 8
“Three more rounds to go,” Hatton says, adding: “You won that round, but there might not be much in this.”
I like the honesty, and Watson needs a bit of a reality check as Zapotoczna is now on top. She connected with another fine counter overhand and then dodged a combo return.
This could really go either way.
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: round 7
Hatton tells Watson that she lost the sixth round and, again, I’m not one to argue.
She needs a second wind and Zapotoczna is building some momentum... but cannot find the same big blog she managed to land in the last round.
Chloe Watson vs Jasmina Zapotoczna: round 6
Not for the first time, Watson misses with a right and you start to wonder how her stamina will hold up. She is so busy.
Zapotoczna appears to hurt Watson with a smart jab to the body, and concentrates on that area for the rest of the round.