American contender Samantha Worthington is pushing to safe a compulsory title shot at Katie Taylor’s WBA super-lightweight title.
Worthington defeated Victoire Piteau by majority resolution to say the WBA interim super-lightweight title in Detroit final month, extending her unbeaten report to 12 victories, together with seven stoppages.
The 29-year-old, who’s collectively promoted by US star Claressa Shields and Dmitriy Salita, is hoping to be put in as the brand new WBA challenger for undisputed champion Taylor.
Requested a couple of WBA title shot, Salita informed Sky Sports activities: “Absolutely. Samantha Worthington was a standout on Team USA alongside Claressa Shields, and today she’s not only promoted by Claressa, but also guided by her inside the gym.
“Claressa is not simply making historical past within the ring, she’s championing the following era of girls’s boxing exterior of it.
“Samantha is likely one of the high super-lightweights on the earth. Her current performances, particularly below the steerage of Claressa’s crew and famend coach John David Jackson, present large progress.
“She’s proven herself on the big stage – both as an amateur and a pro – and her progression in the last two fights has been nothing short of remarkable.”
Taylor retained all of her world titles following one other thrilling factors win over Amanda Serrano of their undisputed world title conflict final month in New York.
Shields and Taylor are two of the elite champions in ladies’s boxing and Salita believes a combat in opposition to Worthington would have an intriguing subplot.
“This is the fight to make at 140lbs,” mentioned Salita. “Just like when Claressa travelled overseas and beat Savannah Marshall in her backyard, Samantha is ready to go across the pond and bring the world titles home.
“Claressa and Katie Taylor are buddies with deep mutual respect, and there is ongoing dialog on either side of the Atlantic about who actually is the best feminine fighter on the earth.
“A Taylor vs Worthington bout, with Claressa in Samantha’s corner, would be a historic moment not just for women’s boxing, but for the sport as a whole.”
Britain’s Chantelle Cameron can also be pursuing a trilogy combat in opposition to Taylor after she defended her WBC interim super-lightweight belt with a unanimous resolution victory over Jessica Camara.
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Chantelle Cameron addresses Katie Taylor’s ‘disrespectful’ feedback following her combat in opposition to Amanda Serrano and says she’s prepared to finish the trilogy
Taylor’s promoter Eddie Hearn not too long ago informed Sky Sports activities that he believes the Irish legend may very well be contemplating retirement, though a homecoming bout would possibly tempt her to combat on.
“She definitely won’t fight this year, I don’t think, and of course, the elephant in the room is [boxing at] Croke Park,” mentioned Hearn.
“I think that carrot would be very difficult for Katie not to bite. I think that would be the only thing that she hasn’t really achieved. She’s had huge Irish homecomings but never Croke Park obviously.
“I do not know if she’ll combat once more. She’s 39, she’s accomplished all of it, she’s crushed everybody she’s ever confronted and, for me, perpetually will go down as the best feminine fighter of all-time.”
