Joe Gallagher, supervisor and coach of unified junior middleweight fighter Natasha Jonas, hopes {that a} deal may be made for a high-stakes showdown with Claressa Shields, who at the moment holds the undisputed crown at middleweight.
Final 12 months, Jonas’ inventory shot up as she moved up by a number of weight divisions to participate in three world title fights – which led her to safe three world titles at 154-pounds.
Shields turned the undisputed world champion at 160-pounds, for the second time, after a dominant determination win over her novice rival Savannah Marshall.
Shields, who held undisputed titles in three weight divisions, is planning to return to MMA in 2023.
Gallagher believes a combat for April is feasible, as a result of it will not intrude with Shields’ MMA commitments.
“That is a combat that Natasha needs. Simply acquired off the cellphone chatting with Mark Taffet [who represents Shields] earlier than. It is a combat Claressa needs. It is a combat that we each need. So hopefully this week I’ll sit down and communicate to Sky, communicate to BOXXER, Ben Shalom [Jonas’ promoter] and let’s try to get that combat made,” Gallagher instructed Sky Sports activities Information.
“There is a window of a chance for the combat to be made for the center of April earlier than Claressa has to go off and be concerned in MMA. It is an thrilling combat and I am certain after the efficiency of Claressa final time in London, Claressa’s acquired large profile, two million folks tuned into that. The story of Natasha Jonas, what an unbelievable ’22. May she pull off the win that not many individuals expect her to do?
“You can not write Natasha Jonas off. Claressa Shields coming again combating for her outdated titles. You’ve got acquired all of it there and I feel it is likely one of the fights in ladies’s boxing to be made in world boxing now.”