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Jamie Mitchell confident of dethroning Shannon Courtenay
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8 months agoon
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J. HumzaIt’s been an incredible journey for American bantamweight Jamie Mitchell leading up to a career-defining fight against Shannon Courtenay.
Mitchell (6-0-2, 4 KO) will travel to the UK to face WBA bantamweight world champion Courtenay (7-1, 3 KO) on October 9 on the undercard of Liam Smith vs. Anthony Fowler in Liverpool , Live. DAZN.
The 36-year-old spent years searching for a career in the sport, which she says changed her life after a arduous upbringing that put her in foster care early on and earned her the nickname “Miracle.” ‘.
“[I had a] growing up in a pretty arduous environment,” Mitchell said proboxing-fans.com.
“I actually spent a lot of time in foster care throughout my life, from the age of 10 until I was 18 in the foster care system in Los Angeles, California.
“I ended up joining boxing when I was 16 to kind of vent my anger and stuff like that that I had at the time, and I ended up loving it. Boxing was actually my first love. It was the only thing that made me do the right thing and made me care about anything.
“I suffered from child abuse, I was taken away from my mother when I was 10 days aged, I was beaten like every day, I was starved, her boyfriend poured beer into my bottle when I didn’t know what happened next, and just to be able to get out of it.
“I have never taken drugs, never drank alcohol, never smoked cigarettes, and the fact that I can be functional and beat these statistics is a miracle.
“Plus, I know how to fight really well and I make amazing screams, so that’s how I got my name.”
Mitchell spent most of her career training in Las Vegas and first teamed up with world-renowned trainer Kenny Adams before joining US boxing trainer Anthony Chase.
After a solid amateur career, with 40 wins and 10 losses, she simply did not fulfill her dreams of going to the Olympic Games in 2016, which led her to decide to turn professional.
Under Dewey Cooper’s tutelage, Mitchell won six of eight fights, four of which ended by knockout and two draws before facing Courtenay, who is making her first defense of the title she won in April by unanimous decision. Ebony bridges.
The two were supposed to fight on August 14 during the last series of Matchroom Fight Camp, but the Briton had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury, and the guy is sure that he will snatch the world title from him, even though he was the weaker.
“This is the biggest fight of my professional career.
“I think I’m more than ready to go out there and cause a stir.
“A lot of people think I haven’t fought anyone or that I don’t have the skills and talent.
“Honestly, I don’t want to say too much, but after this fight people will look at me differently, I can say that.
“I’m there to put on a show and show everyone why I’m there.
“The final prognosis is that I will return to the USA with the belt!”
Mitchell’s victory will make her the eighth dynamic U.S. women’s world champion, joining stars such as Clarressa Shields, Mikaela MayerJessica McCaskill and Seniesa Estrada.
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Eddie Hearn believes Tyson Fury will retire after a legacy-defining clash with Anthony Joshua.
Fury stunned the boxing world on Monday when he announced his retirement from the sport, leaving behind a megafight with Joshua.
The “Gypsy King” announced his shocking decision less than a month after suffering, among other things, second defeat in a row against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyad, but Joshua’s promoter, Hearn, is convinced that the fighter from Morecambe will return to the ring to fight the long-awaited showdown with “AJ”, who is returning after a fifth-round defeat to Daniel Dubois.
“In my opinion, I think he will come back,” the 45-year-old said talkSPORT.
“But I don’t know him well enough to judge that.
“He’s coming back after two defeats, and these defeats hurt the boys.
“AJ was devastated by the defeat to Dubois and I’m sure Fury was too [with his defeats to Usyk]both are winners.
“I don’t know if Fury can leave one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport on the table.
“I know he’s a competitor. I know he will want to give the British fight fans what they want and I hope we see more of him.
“But if we don’t, God bless the speed and all the best.”
Fury hung up his gloves after defeating Dillian Whyte in April 2022, only to return eight months later for a third fight with Derek Chisora, whom he defeated comfortably at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Hearn said Joshua will now look to secure a clash with the winner of the February 22 fight between his former rivals Dubois and Joseph Parker, who will fight in Riyad for the IBF heavyweight world title.
If Fury returns to fight AJ, the Matchroom boss insists the loser would have nowhere to go.
“They would both be devastated by defeat,” he added.
“It’s one thing to lose the world heavyweight title, but at the same time losing in a fight of this magnitude is the biggest bragging rights.
“At this stage of their career, the last word is goodbye.
“Whoever loses this fight is finished and whoever wins it moves on and that’s what you fight for.
“You’re not just fighting for a legacy, you’re fighting to save your career.
“It’s a huge fight, but it’s not on the table right now.”
Callum Simpson defended his British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles after a second-round victory over Steer Woodall on Saturday at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield.
Simpson (16-0, 11 KO) proved too good for Zak Chelli in his last competition and went on to sweep wide and claim the British and Commonwealth titles last August. Woodall (19-3-1, 12 KO) picked up his best career win, stopping Lerrone Richards in six rounds in an upset in Bolton last June.
This attack ended quickly in the second round, with a right uppercut that left Woodall on wobbly legs, and then another attack punctuated by another right uppercut, leaving “The Stallion” on the deck.
Despite beating the count, referee Mark Bates waved off the fight shortly afterwards.
Simpson dedicated his victory his dead sisterwho died tragically in August in a road accident.
“It’s bittersweet,” the 28-year-old said Heavenly sports after the fight.
“I won these titles in front of all my fans, but there’s one person that I think everyone knows who I wish was here, but I know she’s looking down on me and I make her proud.”
Dubois is tied with Camara
On the card below, Caroline Dubois (10-0-1, 5 KO) made her first defense of her WBC lightweight title against Canadian Jessica Camara (14-4-1, 3 KO), but the fight ended in a technical draw.
The fight was stopped due to a cut to Camara’s left eye from the head collision, and she also went down in the first round.
Forrest stops Miller
Cruiserweight prospect Scott Forrest needed just two rounds to defeat Deevorn Miller.
Miller (8-3, 6 KO) lost once in the first and second rounds, while Forrest (7-0, 4 KO) won outright.
Undercard remaining
In the featherlight heavyweight division, where Billy Deniz defeated Mickey Ellison (15-8, 5 KO) by one point.
Deniz (13-0, 5 KO) won with a score of 77-76.
In the six-round middleweight division, Sam Hickey (2-0, 1 KO) stopped Lewis Howells (3-2) three times en route to a first-round victory, and Mauro Silva (7-0, 3 KO) scored a 59-56 victory against Emmanuel Zion (6-3, 3 KOs).
Ellis Price (2-0, 1 KO) stopped Liam Fitzmaurice (0-1) twice en route to a first-round lightweight victory.
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Lauren Price claims Natasha Jonas didn’t want to fight her
Published
2 weeks agoon
January 7, 2025Lauren Price believes Natasha Jonas was pressured into fighting her ahead of their March 7 unification clash.
Price will put his WBA and IBO welterweight titles on the line when he faces IBF and WBC champion Jonas live at the Royal Albert Hall. Heavenly sports.
Jonas’ coach, Joe Gallagher, has said he would prefer to see the 40-year-old retire, and Price, who won Olympic gold in 2021, is doubtful whether her rival wants to face her.
“I don’t think either of them wanted this fight,” the 30-year-old said proboxing-fans.com.
“But like I said, she has two belts, I have three and it’s just a great fight.
“The fight is signed, sealed and announced, so on March 7 we will see who will be the best.
“If you look at my amateur record, Olympic gold medalist, I haven’t lost a single round as a professional.
“The performance I am up against [Jessica] McCaskill in Cardiff against the legitimate world champion, the proof is in the pudding.
“I’ve got it. I’m in my youth.
“She’s coming to the end of my career and I don’t blame her, but in the end she has something that I want and that’s really it, there’s nothing personal.”
Jonas secured the WBC crown with a unanimous decision victory over then-champion Ivana Habazin in December in Liverpool, moments after Price defeated Bexcy Mateus in three rounds on the same bill.
The pair then clashed during a heated post-fight interview to confirm their upcoming match.
The Welshwoman believes that her youth, speed and dominance in the ring will allow her to defeat the experienced Liverpool resident on Friday in eight weeks.
Asked what her advantage was over Jonah, Price added: “Probably my youth.
“Reading the fight, my ring IQ, my speed.
“The little feints, the triggers I do, people reading me.
“Everyone says they will do it, they will do it until I stand in front of them, so we will see on March 7.
“But overall I think I’m just better and I believe I’ll win.”
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