Cindy Ngamba to make skilled debut in opposition to Kirstie Bavington on Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Worth undercard

Olympic medallist Cindy Ngamba will make her skilled debut in opposition to European champion Kirstie Bavington on March 7.

Ngamba’s conflict with Bavington varieties a part of a historic all-women’s card at London’s Royal Albert Corridor on Friday 7 March, reside on Sky Sports activities, headlined by the welterweight world title unification combat between Britain’s Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth.

Paris Olympian Ngamba, who joins the skilled ranks having signed a multi-fight cope with BOXXER, made historical past on the 2024 Video games by turning into the primary ever athlete to win a medal for the Refugee Staff.

Having gained nationwide titles in three completely different weight courses and captured an Olympic Bronze medal in Paris, the 26-year-old is losing no time as she seeks to duplicate her newbie success within the skilled sport.

Her opponent Bavington is the present European Welterweight ruler. The 32-year-old from Wolverhampton travelled to France to outpoint Marine Beauchamp in October final yr to start her second reign as European champion having beforehand held the title in 2022.

In Could 2023, Bavington confronted Worth within the first-ever feminine British title combat, dropping a hard-fought ten-round factors determination to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist.

Ngamba’s introduction to the skilled ranks in opposition to Bavington shall be an eight-round tremendous welterweight contest.

BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom stated: “Cindy has big ambitions in the professional ranks and wants to test herself against the best.

“To face a fighter like Kirstie Bavington in your skilled debut highlights that ambition. Cindy is a particular particular person and a particular fighter. She has already achieved nice issues in her newbie profession and we consider that is going to be the beginning of a really thrilling journey as a professional.”

The bout is the newest combat confirmed for Boxxer’s ‘Unstoppable’ combat evening – a historic all-women’s world championship occasion on the Royal Albert Corridor, going down because the curtain-raiser to the Worldwide Girls’s Day 2025 international marketing campaign the next day.

Together with the massively anticipated conflict between Jonas and Worth, the long-lasting occasion will even function Caroline Dubois defending her light-weight world title in opposition to No 1 contender Bo Mi Re Shin.

There’s additionally an all-British featherweight showdown between Karriss Artingstall and Raven Chapman, with extra fights set to be added.

Ngamba’s exceptional path to Olympic medal

Primarily based in Bolton and educated by the GB group in Sheffield, Ngamba has lived within the UK since she was a toddler. She confronted the specter of deportation though Cameroon would have been unsafe for her.

Ngamba achieved the uncommon feat of turning into a three-time, three-weight England Boxing nationwide newbie champion, terribly doing it by descending by means of divisions.

With out documentation she couldn’t field for Britain however saved her Olympic dream alive when she was chosen for the Refugee group.

She certified for Paris 2024, a big accomplishment in itself. In her first contest eventually summer season’s Video games, Ngamba was drawn in opposition to reigning world gold medallist Tammara Thibeault and delivered a stirring victory over the Canadian, then beat host-nation boxer Davina Michel.

Ngamba might have progressed additional as nicely, with Panama’s Atheyna Bylon edging her out on a contentious cut up determination of their semi-final.

Nonetheless, the bronze she gained was a primary Olympic medal for the Refugee group and secured her place within the historical past books.

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