Lauren Worth has roundly denied any mishaps occurred in sparring within the construct as much as Friday’s welterweight world title unification with Natasha Jonas, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Rumours, gleefully stoked by Jonas’ coach Joe Gallagher, swirled into overdrive that Worth, an Olympic gold medallist, had been floored in sparring as she ready for Jonas.
“Never said knocked out,” Gallagher instructed Sky Sports activities. “I was told she got dropped in sparring with a body shot.
“I am simply saying everybody’s making an attempt to create this superwoman that is not misplaced a second, not misplaced a spherical, not performed this. I’ve simply bought to say hold hearth everybody. Grasp on a minute.
“She’s had eight professional fights and she’s done very good and she’s great at football and she’s great at kickboxing, she’s good at boxing. But [it’s not] like she’s some unbeatable woman.”
Worth categorically denied she’d been dropped in sparring. “By who?” she requested. “He’s making it up. Honestly he is. Don’t get me wrong, if you get dropped in sparring, you get dropped in sparring, it doesn’t matter – sparring’s sparring. But I haven’t, like ever.”
Gallagher additionally advised: “I watched an beginner combat of hers when she bought dropped within the first with physique shot after which she took a standing depend from a head shot. Then I heard that she bought dropped in sparring in Sheffield.
“I’m not portraying that Natasha’s invincible. Natasha’s been knocked out in front of everyone on Sky. But for you to try to make out that you’re this untouchable, unbelievable [fighter], everyone needs to, as Roy Keane says, calm down, relax.
“Natasha’s the more-rounded fighter. The extra full fighter. She will combat on the within, she will combat on the backfoot. She will combat at vary. Lauren’s not proven none of that but.
“We’ll see Friday night whether you lose a round or lose this or lose that.”
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Lauren Worth is in a buoyant temper forward of her unified welterweight title combat with Natasha Jonas on Friday
As for taking a depend in an beginner bout, Worth instructed Sky Sports activities: “I don’t know what he’s on about. It’s the same as like I boxed Jonas. [Becky Price, not Lauren Price boxed Jonas in the World Championships.] None of it is true.
“It is all irrelevant. It is laughable actually.”
If it was a ploy to disrupt Price’s famous composure, that saw her win Olympic gold as well as every other major championship in the amateurs as well as the WBA welterweight world title, she noted: “I’m very unrattled.”
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Natasha Jonas’ coach Joe Gallagher is adamant his fighter will defeat Lauren Worth on the Royal Albert Corridor
Jonas herself did not dwell on sparring tales however did warn: “Anyone at any weight at any division is vulnerable if you hit the right spot at the right time anyone can go. That includes me. That has happened to me. I just think there’s lots of vulnerabilities [in Price]. Talk to me after the fight and I’ll let you know what we worked on and whether I did it or not.
“I am simply getting ready for the perfect model that I consider Lauren can convey. I will be nullifying all her property and imposing my strengths.”
Watch Natasha Jonas combat Lauren Worth on the Royal Albert Corridor dwell on Sky Sports activities on Friday March 7.
