Lauren Worth can develop into the undisputed welterweight world champion in her subsequent battle, simply her tenth skilled contest, says coach Rob McCracken.
Worth scored a convincing victory over Natasha Jonas on Friday evening on the Royal Albert Corridor because the Olympic gold medallist unified the WBA championship she held with the IBF and WBC belts.
WBO welterweight world champion Mikaela Mayer containers Sandy Ryan in Las Vegas, reside on Sky Sports activities on March 30.
Worth desires to field the winner for the undisputed championship, and her coach McCracken believes Worth, who’s solely 9 fights into her skilled profession, is able to take and win that battle subsequent.
“No doubt about it. No doubt whatsoever,” McCracken instructed Sky Sports activities. “She’s very proficient and she or he’s received all the pieces in boxing to this point.
“She’s obtained fast arms, it is good for individuals to see how briskly her arms are, the pictures come from completely different angles and the way assured she is. In only a quick area of time what she’s achieved as a professional, it is a good, good journey she’s on.
“Lauren I think will be undisputed and I think she will be really, really difficult to beat for a long time yet.”
The victory over Jonas, a two-weight unified world champion, was a landmark second for the Welsh Olympic gold medallist.
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Highlights of the WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world title battle between Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth.
“They’re all hard fights and you just take them one at a time but I thought Tash fought well and gave it 100 per cent. She’s been at a top, top level for a number of years, Natasha, what she’s achieved is incredible,” McCracken mentioned.
“Natasha was up for it and put in a really determined performance. Obviously Joe Gallagher prepared her tremendously well. Lauren was really good.
“Lauren can go on her journey and have a number of world title fights, like Natasha did, and develop into undisputed and obtain heaps extra within the sport.”
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Lauren Worth says she desires to defend her world titles again in Wales and has her sights firmly on the winner of the Mikaela Mayer versus Sandy Ryan rematch.
Regardless that Worth is at an early stage of her skilled profession, it is easy to invest about how a lot additional she might go, whether or not that is changing into a two-weight undisputed champion someday, or boxing the likes of Claressa Shields down the road.
“You can do that with Pricey, because she’s really good. She is really good and she’s the type of boxer who will fight anybody. Still a minority of professionals, men and women, can fight anybody at their weight or the weight above. But I think Lauren can do that,” McCracken mentioned.
“There’s quite a bit [more to come]. She’s still young, 30, so a few years ahead of her. She loves boxing. She’s driven by it. Just a really nice story, from a small village in Wales and she’s achieved so much in the world of boxing.”
Watch Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan reside on Sky Sports activities on March 30.
