Natasha Jonas unified the welterweight division by defeating Ivana Habazin by clear points on Saturday to add the WBC title to her IBF crown at the Exhibition Center in Liverpool.

Jonas (16-2-1, 9 KO) was last seen defending her title in January in a hard-fought split decision over Mikaela Mayer, while Habazin (23-6, 7 KO) won the vacant WBC welterweight title in her home country. time out, winning by wide points over Kinga Magyar.

After a technical opening round, Jonas settled into a steady rhythm before landing a powerful right hand in the fourth round that crushed Habazin.

There was a rivalry, but the home favorite was much better in the rallies and seemed to be losing round after round.

This situation lasted until the final bell, when Jonas became the winner by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 99-92.

Price is closing in on Jonas’ match

Lauren Price definitely stayed on as a collision course with Jonas and easily defended her WBA and IBO welterweight titles after a third-round fight against Bexcy Mateus.

Mateus (7-1, 6 KO) was on board in the first round, after the Welshman landed a powerful left hand, and the Colombian struggled to match Price’s speed.

The same shot caused the 29-year-old to repeat the punch in the second round, and the round later ended when another stinging left hand stunned Meteus and she fell to the canvas, after which the fight was stopped.

Price (8-0, 2 KO) has agreed to face Jonas next, and promoter Ben Shalom revealed it could be announced next week.

Knife edge passes McKenna

Lee Cutler scored an upset victory to claim the silver WBC International welterweight title after winning a majority decision against Stephen McKenna.

McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) was eliminated in the first round, his knee touching the canvas after being tagged, and Cutler (15-1, 7 KO) took full advantage of his opponent’s weakness in the seventh round when his right hand plunged into his knee. The Irishman who ultimately fell once again.

McKenna was relentless in his attacks and landed a huge number of punches.

The balance of 94-94 was surpassed by the scores of 95-93 and 96-92, which ensured the victory for Cutler.

Jeffers stopped Quartey

Mark Jeffers is on track for large fights in 2025 after defeating Joshua Quartey to defend his silver Commonwealth super middleweight title.

A pair of right hands put Quartey (10-1, 9 KO) on the board, and although he broke the count, a well-placed body shot after the restart by Jeffers (19-0, 6 KO) blew the guy away again.

A crazy attack after the restart forced a stoppage.

Riley secures Chamberlain’s face-off with a stoppage

Viddal Riley finished the heavyweight fight and stopped Dan Garber in the second of the scheduled six rounds.

Riley (12-0, 7 KO) hit Garber (7-4, 2 KO) with his right hand, and then his next attack forced the referee’s intervention.

Riley’s next match will be against Isaac Chamberlain on February 1.

Undercard remaining

Mason Cartwright (21-4-1, 8 KO) won all six rounds at super welterweight against Dzmitry Atrokhau (16-25, 7 KO), and Hope lightweight Frankie Stringer (9-0, 1 KO) did the same in the fight against Tatenda Mangombe (3-9-1).

In the flyweight division, Mikie Tallon (6-0) defeated Benn Norman (7-7) with a body shot in the first round of the match, and then settled for a 59-54 victory.

The only fighter to fight four rounds in the super featherweight division was Mason Devine (6-0, 1 KO), who won every session against Jayo Fernando Duran (15-34-1, 14 KO).

The All-American fight between lightweight world champions Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson is one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing.

Both Davis and Stevenson are undefeated multi-weight champions and are staples on any respected pound-for-pound list.

With this in mind, you could be forgiven for assuming that the pair locking corners in their prime years is a given, but that doesn’t seem likely to happen in the near future.

“Tank” spoke to the media at the press conference inaugurating his performance March 1 fight with Lamont Roach, and when the prospect of fighting Stevenson arose, he didn’t seem particularly interested.

The Baltimore hitter even went so far as to question what his compatriot did to deserve him.

“What for? Who has Shakur [beat]? What did Shakur do?

“What has he achieved in sports? He didn’t do anything! Juvenile people look better than him!”

“Keyshawn [Davis] you look so much better than that nigga! Shout it out nigga, he ain’t done nothing!

I asked Gervonta about a possible fight with Shakur… #Box #TankRoach pic.twitter.com/T1eNFJ9iIO

— Dwa O Dwa Z.. (@Noo_Barzz) December 3, 2024

“Why the hell are you saying his name?”

Like Davis, Stevenson will also return to action in the first quarter of next year, fighting against up-and-comer Floyd Schofield on the February 22 Riyad season card.

The Newark southpaw has been sidelined since his July decision victory over Artem Harutyunyan after he had to withdraw from a proposed October fight with Joe Cordina due to injury.

Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has expressed his willingness to have a fight between the two virtuosos, provided both are successful in their upcoming fights.

‼️ His Excellency Turki Alalshikh stated that he wants the Gervonta Davis vs Shakur Stevenson fight: “My plan for Shakur is this fight [vs Floyd Schofield]then William Zepeda, and then let’s see if Tank wants to come on our show.” [@DAZNBoxing] pic.twitter.com/Mmi6hO7Fjo

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBenson) December 3, 2024

While he undoubtedly has the talent to rival Davis, Stevenson is not as commercial a star as his rival, and some critics believe he needs to start giving more entertaining performances if he wants to get substantial names.

Brad Pauls puts his British middleweight title on the line against Denzel Bentley, and the vacant European belt will also be at stake on Saturday at the SSE Arena, Wembley.

Frank Warren’s Queensberry is promoting the Pauls vs Bentley fight on TNT Sports in the UK, while DAZN is broadcasting the event in the US.

After setting an undefeated record mainly in the south in his hometown of Newquay, Pauls (19-1-1, 11 KO) ventured into this arena last February and was not stalled after dropping points in his English title fight against Tyler Denny ’emu.

“The Newquay Bomb” won the same award seven months later, stopping Mitchell Frearson for the vacant strap in the eighth round, earning him a shot at British champion Nathan Heaney in March.

It was a thriller and gripping fight with no winner and the fight declared a draw. The head-to-head rematch in July was incredible, with 31-year-old Pauls ultimately defeating Heaney, landing last punches in the final round to claim a celebrated victory.

His first defense is against Bentley (20-3-1, 17 KO), who has already held the Lonsdale belt twice.

“2 Edged” first won the belt against Mark Heffron, but then lost it in the third round, losing to Felix Cash in his first defense, and regained it again in May 2022 with a split decision against Linus Udofia.

Then came a thrilling WBO world title defeat that saw him overtaken by unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly, and after defending his British crown in just 45 seconds, the 29-year-old was then upset by the aforementioned Heaney on the undercard last November.

Since then, there have been two second-round victories, with Danny Dignum defeating him in May for the vacant WBO International belt, and Derrick Osaze blew up in August.

Prediction: Pauls had no trouble getting into the trenches when needed, and Bentley will likely pile on the pressure early on. I think Bentley can outlast his man and win in the later rounds.

Noakes fights Walsh

Thrilling talent Sam Noakes headlines the undercard and defends his British, Commonwealth and WBO International lightweight titles against the experienced Ryan Walsh.

Noakes (15-0, 14 KO) has performed almost flawlessly so far. Only Yvan Mendy gave him 12 rounds, losing them all in April, and the last time he was eliminated was in September, defending his European champion title in a victorious match against Gianluca Ceglia.

Walsh (29-4-2, 13 KO) has had a long career and has only boxed twice in over two years, and during the September warm-up before this fight, he destroyed Reece Mold in one round.

Prediction: Noakes is becoming more and more impressive with each passing fight and I think he will be able to tardy down Walsh in the first half of this fight.

Okolie meets Muhamed

Lawrence Okolie makes his heavyweight debut in Queensberry and will face Hussein Muhamed.

Okolie (20-1, 15 KO) recovered from his only professional defeat against his former stablemate, Chris Billam-Smith winning the WBC bridgeweight crown with a first-round victory over Łukasz Różański in May.

“The Sauce” relinquished the belt in pursuit of heavyweight honors, and first in line is Muhamed (18-1, 14 KO), who suffered one defeat himself, as well as a third-round knockout defeat to Zhan Kossobutski in November 2022 year.

Prediction: Okolie should mark his heavyweight arch with a victory over the scheduled ten-round distance.

Dacres-Adeleye fight for the English heavyweight crown

An captivating fight for the English heavyweight title may be close to being decided as David Adeleye challenges Sol Dacres.

Adeleye (12-1, 11 KO) is looking to rebound from a loss to British champion Fabio Wardley last October, while Dacres (9-0, 3 KO) defended his title following a seventh-round stoppage over Michael Webster in July.

Prediction: Adeleye should win the title after the break.

Undercard remaining

Sean Noakes (8-0, 4 KO) is the second Noakes in action of the evening and can defend his English welterweight title for the first time by defeating Mathew Rennie (14-0-1, 1 KO).

Aloys Junior (8-1, 7 KO) is a figure to watch in 2025 and beyond, and the cruiserweight should be able to pick up another stoppage victory, this time against Lewis Oakford (6-1).

Royston Barney-Smith (12-0, 6 KO) will be able to end his year with a super featherweight victory against Andres Navarrete (12-2, 3 KO).

The next highlight in the super featherweight division should be the victory of Billy Adams (4-0), this time against Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira (6-16, 5 KO).

The only four-rounder will be the debut of Billy Crotty, who can defeat Dylan Courtney (2-17-2, 1 KO) on points in the lithe heavyweight division.