Same but different: Taylor and Jonas promise more fireworks nine years on from Olympic classic
The Irish icon won a thrilling London Olympics quarter-final between them, but the Liverpudlian knows how to tear up a script. By Gavan Casey Wednesday 28 Apr 2021, 2:04 PM 9 hours ago 7,426 Views 2 Comments
Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas will renew their rivalry this Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas will renew their rivalry this Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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THE SAME BUT different. That’s the general assessment of this Saturday night’s clash between Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas, a sequel nine years on and off in the making.
Everyone’s got weaknesses - Liverpool s Jonas gearing up for Katie Taylor fight
Natasha Jonas will take on the Irish boxing star this weekend By Press Association Monday 26 Apr 2021, 11:56 AM 2 hours ago 5,970 Views 5 Comments
The pair fought each other at the 2012 Olympics.
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NATASHA JONAS IS unfazed at being an underdog once more ahead of her meeting with old adversary Katie Taylor this weekend after taking satisfaction in upsetting the odds in a controversial draw against Terri Harper.
Many felt Jonas deserved to have her hand raised last August at the end of a pulsating battle with Harper, a 1-10 favourite with bookmakers who retained her WBC super-featherweight title after some debatable judges’ scores.
Jonas unfazed by clashing with Taylor once again
Updated / Monday, 26 Apr 2021
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Katie Taylor undergoing a test for Covid-19 on arrival into her base for this week s fight
Natasha Jonas is unfazed at being an underdog once more ahead of her meeting with old adversary Katie Taylor this weekend.
Jonas has been given the opportunity to face the lightweight champion following on from the controversial draw with Terri Harper last August.
Many felt Jonas deserved to have her hand raised at the end of a pulsating battle with Harper, who retained her WBC super-featherweight title after some debatable judges scores.
Jonas display nevertheless boosted her standing and while a rematch has failed to materialise, she accepted the opportunity to move up a division to take on her London 2012 conqueror and the undisputed champion.
NATASHA JONAS is unfazed at being an underdog once more ahead of her meeting with old adversary Katie Taylor this weekend after taking satisfaction in upsetting the odds in a controversial draw against Terri Harper.
Many felt Jonas deserved to have her hand raised last August at the end of a pulsating battle with Harper, a 1-10 favourite with bookmakers who retained her WBC super-featherweight title after some debatable judges’ scores.
Jonas’s display nevertheless boosted her standing and while a rematch has failed to materialise, she accepted the opportunity to move up a division to take on her London 2012 conqueror and the undisputed lightweight champion.