Chloe Watson will defend her European flyweight title towards Jasmina Zapotoczna on the historic all-female boxing card on the Royal Albert Corridor on March 7.
Watson, who’s educated by former world champion Ricky Hatton, is the ultimate addition to the occasion, which is headlined by the welterweight world title unification conflict between British rivals Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth.
Watson captured the European flyweight crown with a unanimous factors win over Justine Lallemand in December 2023.
The 24-year-old was scheduled to make the primary defence of her belt towards Zapotoczna in September 2024, however a shoulder harm pressured the struggle to be postponed.
Watson mentioned: “I feel Jasmina is an efficient fighter, but it surely’s a really harmful time to be preventing me and I will be trying to placed on my greatest efficiency but come March 7 and what a platform and present to do it on.”
The Birkenhead fighter is trying ahead to that includes on the undercard of fellow Merseyside boxer Jonas, who impressed Watson to begin boxing when visiting her faculty after the London 2012 Olympics.
She added: “It is nice to be on the identical card as Tasha Jonas who was an enormous function mannequin for me rising up, coming from the identical space and highschool, she’s at all times been a giant inspiration to me.”
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Zapotoczna earned her shot at Watson’s European title with a powerful victory over the previously-unbeaten Maisey Rose Courtney in July 2024.
Born in Poland however based mostly in Wakefield and preventing underneath the British flag, the 30-year-old can be trying to upset one other prime prospect following her unanimous-decision win over Courtney.
Zapotoczna mentioned: “I am honoured to be a part of such a historic boxing occasion and I can not wait to step into the ring with Chloe.
“Chloe is the right opponent for a European title struggle and I do know this can be a particularly aggressive battle. However that is precisely what I count on – from myself and from a real championship struggle. I am prepared to present it all the things and ship a efficiency to recollect.”
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Already confirmed together with the headline bout is Caroline Dubois’ world light-weight title defence towards prime WBC contender Bo Mi Re Shin, an thrilling all-British featherweight showdown between Karriss Artingstall and Raven Chapman and the skilled debut of Olympic history-maker Cindy Ngamba towards reigning European champion Kirstie Bavington.
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