Olympic bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall will struggle on the Natasha Jonas-Mikaela Mayer undercard on January 20, stay on Sky Sports activities, as she seems to propel herself into world title rivalry.
Artingstall (5-0) will field Lila dos Santos Furtado (9-1) and heads into that contest off the again of a second-round knockout of Vanessa Bradford at London’s York Corridor in October.
The Brit, who scooped a bronze medal within the featherweight division on the 2020 Tokyo Video games, was the primary fighter to cease former WBA world tremendous featherweight title challenger Bradford.
Artingstall gained her first 4 fights as a professional on factors, beginning her profession within the paid ranks with a victory over Vaida Masiokaite in June 2022.
The 29-year-old mentioned of her damaging win in opposition to Bradford: “After all, I used to be proud of my efficiency. I did one thing nobody else managed to do.
“I at all times come to harm my opponents, to get the win is an important factor, however to harm my opponent and to make them give up, there isn’t any higher feeling.
“I believe I’ve had a superb begin to my journey as an expert fighter. I imply, it might be higher as I would like a belt to my title which is unquestionably the main focus for 2024.
“Next year, I’d like to cement my place at the top of the division and challenge for those world titles.”
Jonas vs Mayer will headline the January 20 invoice on the M&S Financial institution Area because the Brit, a two-weight world champion, defends her IBF welterweight title in opposition to former unified tremendous featherweight world champion Mayer.
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