Lauren Price Dominates Natasha Jonas, Captures Undisputed Welterweight World Championship

Olympic gold medalist Lauren Worth is your new undisputed girls’s welterweight world champion!

Worth began robust within the opening spherical, touchdown a few strong proper palms as Jonas continued to obtain info on her opponent. Worth’s strong begin continued within the second when she caught Jonas with an early left and closed the stanza with a proper hand that landed clear, knocking Jonas off steadiness.

Via the primary 5 rounds, the velocity benefit of Worth allowed her to regulate the motion and virtually land on Jonas at will. Jonas started to focus on the physique of Worth, however each time she closed the space, she can be met with a flurry of punches and unable to land something substantial of her personal.

Worth closed the seventh spherical touchdown a left adopted by one other stiff proper simply earlier than the bell.

Seemingly recognizing she was down on the scorecards, Jonas tried to place strain on Worth within the eighth spherical and discover her goal. Nonetheless, Worth’s velocity continued to be a puzzle that she merely couldn’t resolve.

Jonas went down early throughout an change within the penultimate spherical, however the referee dominated it a slip relatively than a knockdown. Jonas obtained again on her entrance foot, however that solely prompted Worth to proceed lighting her up with an onslaught of proper palms.

With the ultimate spherical upon us, Jonas got here out swinging for the fences and linked with a strong left hand close to the one-minute mark, however for each blow she’d land, she’d eat two extra from Worth. With 10 seconds to go, Worth seemed for a last-second KO, however Jonas survived the late-round flurry, sending us to the scorecards.

Official End result: Lauren Worth def. Natasha Jones by way of unanimous determination (98-93, 100-90, 98-92)

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