Right here is all you must know forward of Saturday’s world title battle between Jessica McCaskill and Lauren Worth in Cardiff, reside on Sky Sports activities.
When, the place and the way?
Worth will search to develop into Wales’ first feminine boxing world champion when she challenges Jessica McCaskill for the American’s WBA and Ring Journal welterweight titles as the principle occasion at Cardiff’s Utilita Enviornment on Saturday Might 11, reside on Sky Sports activities. Viewers can tune in from 7.30pm on Sky Sports activities Motion and 8pm on Sky Sports activities Principal Occasion.
Dwell Struggle Night time
Saturday eleventh Might 7:30pm
It continues a historic blockbuster month of boxing in Might, which resumes on Sunday Might 12 when Ukrainian icon Vasiliy Lomachenko fights George Kambosos Jr for the IBF light-weight title in Perth, Australia.
The next week will then see Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk go toe-to-toe for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, additionally reside on Sky Sports activities.
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Jessica McCaskill believes her superior expertise within the skilled ranks will see her emerge victorious in her bout with Lauren Worth, who’s difficult for a world title in simply her seventh battle
Jessica McCaskill’s skilled document
- Age: 39
- Top: 5ft 6in
- Complete fights: 16
- Report: 12-3-1 (5 KOs)
Lauren Worth’s skilled document
- Age: 29
- Top: 5ft 5.5in
- Complete fights: 6
- Report: 6-0 (1 KOs)
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Johnny Nelson believes McCaskill will attempt to use her expertise to her benefit in her battle with Worth
What do I have to know in regards to the fighters?
McCaskill arrives as a two-weight world champion having reigned because the undisputed welterweight champion in addition to holding the WBC and WBA tremendous light-weight belts. She made her skilled debut with a second-round stoppage victory over Tyrea Nichole Duncan in August 2015, earlier than struggling a cut up resolution loss to Katonya Fisher in her second outing.
The 39-year-old got here up second greatest in a unanimous resolution loss to Katie Taylor for the WBA light-weight title in December 2017, however grew to become a world champion in her subsequent battle by overcoming Erica Farias to clinch the WBC gentle welterweight crown.
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Worth’s promoter Ben Shalom feels now could be the best time for her to problem for a maiden world title
McCaskill clinched undisputed welterweight supremacy on August 15 2022 as she grew to become the primary individual to beat Cecilia Braekhus, occurring to additionally win the rematch a yr later. She has since endured a unanimous resolution loss to Chantelle Cameron in 2022, and most not too long ago performed out a cut up resolution draw in opposition to Sandy Ryan.
Worth boasts a extremely adorned novice document having beforehand reigned as Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Video games middleweight champion.
Her success within the ring has adopted up success as a four-time world champion kickboxer, in addition to a profession enjoying soccer for Cardiff Metropolis and Wales.
The 29-year-old is undefeated at 6-0 since making her skilled debut in opposition to Valgerdur Gudstensdottir in June 2022. She beat Kirstie Bavington in Might 2023 to say the inaugural British feminine welterweight title, and most not too long ago recorded a factors victory in opposition to Silvia Bortot in December 2023.
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Worth is decided to deliver the glory days again to Welsh boxing
Who’s on the undercard?
Hughie Fury (27-3, 15 KOs) faces Patrick Korte (21-3-1, 18 KOs) in a heavyweight conflict as he continues his comeback following an prolonged interval away from the ring.
Undefeated gentle heavyweight Lewis Edmondson (8-0, 3 KOs) in the meantime faces former two-time English champion Joel McIntyre (20-8, 5 KOs).
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Talking on Toe2Toe, Worth explains why she believes she will beat McCaskill
Elsewhere undefeated featherweight Rhys Edwards (15-0, 4 KOs) takes on former British champion and WBA No 1 contender Thomas Patrick Ward (34-1-1, 5 KOs) for the WBA Intercontinental title. Newport tremendous middleweight Kyran Jones (9-0, 1 KO) takes on fellow unbeaten Welshman Lewis Howell (3-0) and Cardiff tremendous featherweight Kane Shepherd (4-0, 1 KO) meets Birmingham’s Ishmael Ellis (14-8).
Additionally in motion is undefeated English tremendous middleweight champion Mark Jeffers (17-0, 4 KOs) and Swansea heavyweight hope Moses Jolly (8-0, 6 KOs), who continues his quest to develop into Wales’ first world heavyweight champion.
What has been mentioned?
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After it was introduced that Worth will problem for her first world title when she takes on McCaskill, the Chicago boxer says that is the chance for the British welterweight to placed on a present
Lauren Worth:
“You see what Katie Taylor has accomplished for Eire, I wish to do the identical for Wales. Win this battle and I’ve made historical past once more.
“I wish to deliver boxing again to Wales. We noticed what (Joe) Calzaghe did and it is time for me to fly the flag and get huge nights again to Wales.
“We’re a small nation, a really proud nation. You see it with the Six Nations and the soccer, everyone will get behind their very own.
“You solely must go to a rugby match in Cardiff and the streets are full. I hope on Might 11 they may come out and assist me.”
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Johnny Nelson believes the battle will play into Worth’s fingers
Jessica McCaskill:
McCaskill:
“The one factor that’s completely different is the expertise, there are amateurs and professional. Professional could be very completely different – she does not have the professional expertise and that might be the principle issue right here.
“The drive, the coaching, her group, she has nice parts behind her.
“She says she’s seen quite a lot of types, however she hasn’t seen loopy, and a little bit little bit of loopy goes to be in that ring.
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