The one struggle that might lure Natasha Jonas again to boxing is a rematch with Irish celebrity Katie Taylor.
Jonas first met Taylor in a memorable Olympic quarter-final at London 2012. Taylor prevailed in three-round thriller that set a file for crowd noise.
They boxed as professionals, with Taylor edging the choice, profitable unanimously however by one level on two judges’ playing cards. That professional world title struggle occurred in 2021 with out spectators as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
Whereas Taylor went undisputed at each light-weight and super-lightweight, Jonas would additionally unify world titles in two divisions, up at super-welter and welterweight.
Liverpool’s Jonas misplaced a unification with three-belt welterweight champion Lauren Value in March, a consequence that left the Englishwoman on the point of retirement.
However a showdown with Taylor may compel Jonas to field on.
“I’ve always said I want to see her retire but I do think if there’s one fight that I could be part of to finish the journey together, it’s the Katie Taylor fight. I think that’s a great fight for both to walk off into the sunset,” her coach Joe Gallagher instructed Sky Sports activities.
He does imagine that Jonas has the fanbase to make a stadium struggle occur.
“Be it at Croke Park or wherever,” Gallagher stated. “I think Natasha is that popular.
“They each have to be given their flowers now and that is, as a lot as it is a struggle, it is an occasion and it might be an enormous occasion in Eire, if it is in Eire, or on the O2 Area, or the Manchester Area, or the Co-op, or wherever.
“I think it’s a huge event and I think it’s fitting for both if they could see the journey out together.”
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Tasha Jonas says she wants an actual problem like a Katie Taylor rematch if she’s going to be motivated to return to the ring as soon as once more.
There is not a terrific hole of their ages. Jonas has turned 40, whereas Taylor is 39 years previous.
“It makes sense, they’ve both been huge ambassadors for female boxing, both of them, in Ireland and the UK, and with that rivalry from 2012 it would be great for people to get a chance to see both girls box live in front of a crowd this time, instead of with Covid restrictions last time,” Gallagher stated.
“I think people would know what it was for. It’s a fight and it’s a celebration of female boxing, of the two women that put British and Irish women’s boxing on the world stage.”
Although he added: “I don’t know – there could be [another] rematch in it for Tasha. If third time lucky she gets it, I don’t think there’d be no retiring, it would be another final dance!”
