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Unified world champ Natasha Jonas speaks to bet365 as she gets ready for her world title bout with Marie-Eve Dicaire on Saturday night.


Natasha Jonas (1/6) has actually revealed to bet365 that triumph over Marie Eve-Dicaire (7/2) in Manchester this weekend would top off a best 12 months as she bids to additional unify the females's 154lb department.


The 2012 Olympian has actually enjoyed a stellar 2022, recording her very first world title with a sensational second round stoppage victory over Chris Namus in February, before following that up with a a lot more appealing summer success against the formerly unbeaten WBC strap holder Patricia Berghult.


The 38-year-old has the chance to add Marie-Eve Dicaire's IBF title to her collection at Manchester's AO Arena on Saturday night - an accomplishment that would serve to boost her tradition in the sport and additional cement her supremacy at junior middleweight/ super-welterweight level.


"There has actually been no much better 12 months in boxing for me," the proud Liverpudlian told bet365 in an exclusive interview ahead of BOXXER's most current night of battling action.


"I can't even consider another boxer who has had a better 12 months if I am sincere with you.


"For me personally, rewind a year and I am sobbing, fast-forward a year and I am the happiest I have actually ever remained in my boxing profession, it's been an incredible year for me."


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There is no doubt that Jonas has actually had to show the patience of a saint in her quote for world champion gold.


The judges controversially stated her pulsating 2020 WBO and IBO super-featherweight scrap with Terri Harper as a draw, just 9 months before she was directly defeated in a fascinating undisputed showdown with Ireland's Katie Taylor.


But, Jonas' time has now come, and she insists, that for all of the distress and discomfort of those two contentious choices, she would not alter a thing ...


"Everything takes place for a factor, and everything I have gone through formerly has actually assisted develop me into the person I am in front of you today," she included.


"Now that I have actually got the world title, the tension and the pressure that chasing after that brings, has gone - I have the ability to actually enjoy my boxing again, and not have to prove to anybody how great I am, since I am currently a world champion.


"Now it is all about expressing myself, delighting in the minute, and I think in my last fight with (Particia) Berghult I was able to reveal that.


"The tension and the stress was gone and I was simply able to flow and produce what many people have actually referred to as my finest efficiency to date.


"I am still working so tough to be quicker, to be stronger and to be fitter - I always want to add to my video game, and obviously Dicaire will be a real test for me, and I have had to do so many things in camp to ensure I am a better variation of myself to make certain I get that win."


The ladies's battle game has actually hit brand-new heights this year too, with Jonas, along with the likes of Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall and the abovementioned Taylor, assisting move the sport to an even higher standing.


The iconic and historical BOXXER card at London's O2 Arena was a landmark occasion for female battle sports, and whilst Jonas is declining to look beyond her date with destiny in Manchester this weekend, she currently has her roadmap pathed out.


"3 battles I would like next, well Marie-Eve Dicaire exists, obviously - she's on the hit list," 'Miss GB' smiled.


"I think Jessica McCaskill too, and absolutely Claressa Shields, they are excellent battles. Even Katie Taylor - let's get it on again at Croke Park in front of 80,000 people - that could happen next year, why not?