(JULY 15) The fight is
finally on after being postponed from a April 24th date, when
the COVID-19 Virus raised it's ugly head. Terri Harper at
that time in April was to make her first defence of her
WBC Super Featherweight World Title against Natasha Jonas.
Boxing fans should be happy that they are now scheduled to fight
on August 7, 2020!
Yesterday a press release went
out to media sources by Matchroom Boxing reporting the following
(exerpt):
"Natasha Jonas is confident
that Terri Harper won’t be able to deal with ‘the best version’
of her as the Super Featherweights prepare to meet in a historic
clash on Week 2 of Matchroom Fight Camp from Brentwood, Essex on
Friday August 7, live on Sky Sports in the UK and
Harper puts her WBC and IBO crowns on the line against former
Team GB standout Jonas (9-1, 7 KOs) in a keenly-anticipated main
event that will see two British female fighters compete against
each other for a World Title for the first time in the sport’s
history.
Jonas, Great Britain’s first ever Olympic female boxer, bounced
back from her sole pro career loss against Viviane Obenauf with
three rebuilding wins over Feriche Mashauri, Bec Connolly and
Bianka Majlath, and the World Amateur Bronze Medallist believes
all of the pressure will be on the shoulders of the younger
Harper.
“She’s young, she’s hungry and she’s proved she can do ten
rounds,” said Jonas. “She’s fit, but I also think that some of
those things can be your undoing when you’re young. Sometimes
you’re a bit naive, you can be a bit overeager when you’re
hungry. She’s been talking about stopping the fight early so
we’ll see. That’s all I can say.
“She’s done everything asked of her. She’s beaten people I
couldn’t. She’s beaten experienced girls like Eva Wahlstrom.
She’s took the title, she’s got the title, and I’ve just got to
take that off her. Hats off to her for everything she’s done.
I’ve got nothing bad to say about her. I’m realistic. I’ve just
got to bring the best version of me, and I don’t think she can
deal with that."
It is great to see that boxing is returning at these difficult
times that we are all going through.
