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 compelled the battle to be postponed.
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Watson mentioned: “I believe Jasmina is an efficient fighter, nevertheless it’s a really harmful time to be combating 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 wanting ahead to that includes on the undercard of fellow Merseyside boxer Jonas, who impressed Watson to start out 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 position mannequin for me rising up, coming from the identical space and highschool, she’s all the time been an enormous inspiration to me.”
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Zapotoczna earned her shot at Watson’s European title with a formidable victory over the previously-unbeaten Maisey Rose Courtney in July 2024.
Born in Poland however primarily based in Wakefield and combating underneath the British flag, the 30-year-old shall 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 proper opponent for a European title battle and I do know this shall be a particularly aggressive battle. However that is precisely what I anticipate – from myself and from a real championship battle. I am prepared to offer it every thing 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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