Lauren Worth might grow to be the Oleksandr Usyk of ladies’s boxing, suggests coach Rob McCracken.
Worth, like Usyk, is an Olympic gold medallist. As a global beginner, like Usyk, she received European and World gold medals too.
One other southpaw shifting up from welterweight to win the Olympic Video games and a bunch of different accolades at middleweight reveals that Worth has the flexibility to maneuver up via the divisions.
World champion Usyk is the consummate instance of that after going undisputed at each cruiserweight and heavyweight as an expert fighter.
Worth is simply within the early levels of her personal skilled profession, however she already the WBA welterweight world titlist and her aim is to grow to be the undisputed champion at 147lbs earlier than the top of this 12 months.
The primary very important step in direction of that aim comes on Friday when Worth fights Natasha Jonas in a unification for the WBA, IBF and WBC titles on the Royal Albert Corridor, stay on Sky Sports activities.
Might she grow to be the Oleksandr Usyk of ladies’s boxing? “Doubtlessly, probably sure,” coach Rob McCracken advised Sky Sports activities.
McCracken is a vastly skilled coach. He guided Carl Froch and Anthony Joshua to the highest of the skilled sport and has had unprecedented Olympic success because the efficiency director of GB Boxing.
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After their world title unification struggle on the Royal Albert Corridor was introduced, Natasha Jonas says her extremely anticipated struggle in opposition to Lauren Worth is a stepping stone for the place she desires to be
He stated of Worth: “So probably [the Usyk of women’s boxing]. A bit of labor to do but! However an extended profession forward of her to realize that.
“She’s an excellent expertise. She proved that in successful every little thing as an beginner boxer all through the world, not simply within the UK.
“She received each match, Worlds, Europeans, Olympics, every little thing. She’s an actual expertise. Loads of work to do shifting ahead. A extremely good boxer.
“Assured, she’s naturally proficient as properly. She’s obtained some actual talent, actual potential and he or she’s bodily as properly.”
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After their world title unification struggle on the Royal Albert Corridor was introduced, Lauren Worth says she’s ‘over the moon’ that she’ll lastly have the ability to tackle Natasha Jonas within the ring
Watch Natasha Jonas struggle Lauren Worth on the Royal Albert Corridor stay on Sky Sports activities on Friday March 7.
