Tom Brown
BBC Sport Wales at The Royal Albert Hall

One fight at a time, obviously. But Lauren Price knows a win against Natasha Jonas would open all sorts of doors for her.

There’s speculation the winner tonight would face the winner of Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan, who meet again later this month.

Price is also eyeing a summer return to Wales, potentially at the Cardiff City Stadium.

WBC lightweight champion Caroline Dubois: "It's a tough fight. I've counted out Jonas probably three times now and every time she's come and proven me wrong. She's made me eat my words every time so I am not going to bet against her now. She's a tough woman and she's got the skills. I don't know who is going to win the fight. I think the smart, soulless thinker will say Price has it in the bag but I don't know. It's a 50/50 fight."

Heavyweight Delicious Orie: "I really like both of them. I know Price quite well, I've been in the amateur programme with her. I think Price has what it takes and I think age, mileage and hunger plays a factor. I've heard Jonas can really punch and Price hasn't really faced this kind of level in the professional ranks. If I had to really put my money on it then I would say Price just edges it."

WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer: "I am definitely tuning in on Friday. This is going to be very competitive, high-action fight. I give Price the advantage when it comes to movement and speed. My gut says Price wins by close decision, but it really depends on who has the better strategy. Can't help but root for Jonas, though, as I have said previously I want my revenge in a rematch."

Here comes Natasha Jonas with Jane Couch carrying her belts behind her. Draped in a GB flag, Jonas trudges down to the ring to Beyonce's 'Run the World (Girls)'.

Couch is, of course, a huge icon in women's boxing. The first woman to be licensed as a professional fighter in the UK, after a legal battle with British Boxing Board of Control. Hero.

What an atmosphere!

Time for you to hit the thumbs below. Who thought Joe Gallagher was going to be the star of the show at Wednesday's news conference?

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If you missed Natasha Jonas' trainer calling out Lauren Price then take a look at the video above.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at The Royal Albert Hall

We will find out tonight just how good Lauren Price is. Trainer Rob McCracken says she could be the Oleksandr Usyk of women's boxing.

Now, that is a bold claim. Usyk might just be a one-of-a-kind, but Price - who also won Olympic gold - does have the potential to become a global star and multi-weight champion.

A comprehensive win over the experienced Jonas would be a real statement.

The tools are wrapped. Let's get to it.

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Here comes Lauren Price to huge cheers! What an atmosphere this is as she walks out dressed in all black with the Wales flag on a big screen behind her.

Lauren Price's epic amateur career saw her rub shoulders with some proper royalty. Like actual royalty.

Joe Gallagher, who will corner Natasha Jonas tonight, has been speaking to BBC Sport about his cancer diagnosis and how he hopes to raise awareness for others to go for check-ups.

Gallagher, 56, revealed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with stage four bowel and liver cancer.

The Englishman received his diagnosis in November and has since begun chemotherapy, but says he is determined to carry on "as normal" as possible, including being ringside for Jonas' world title fight tonight.

Tom Brown
BBC Sport Wales at The Royal Albert Hall

It may be over a decade since former footballer Lauren Price hung up her boots, but she still has a lot of support within the sport.

Some of the current Wales squad, who have qualified for their first European Championships this summer, are rumoured to be here to cheer Lauren on tonight.

Lauren Price has a history of making her dreams come true.

The 30-year-old wrote down three of them when she was still at school:

• Play international football for Wales ✅
• Become a kickboxing world champion ✅
• Go to the Olympics ✅

Price actually far exceeded that final goal as she went to Tokyo 2020 and won gold.

Despite already writing so many chapters, Price still feels there is room for more as she targets unification and undisputed.

Caroline Dubois' trainer Shane McGuigan speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought she boxed brilliantly for eight rounds. For the last couple of rounds she got dragged in, but Caroline hasn't been feeling her best.

"There's no excuses, but she has been fighting a bit of a virus for the last 10 days. This is the most amazing experience for her, and she wanted to be involved in it. Maybe in those last four minutes, that was telling."

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Speaking to Sky Sports after her majority decision win, Caroline Dubois said: "It was very rough and tough. Watching her fights previously with the team, that's what she does. Charges in, head down and swings. She did exactly what I expected.

"I feel like I need to learn how to fight on the inside. It's one thing doing it in sparring, but it's another thing doing it in the ring. The crowd, the lights, the judges, it's important to master that. I tried to do it, I don't know if I was successful but I tried."

Right, I've done my best to explain the drama at yesterday's weigh-in but it's much better if you just watch unfold for yourself.

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Let's get you up to speed on what happened during Thursday's weigh-ins.

Trainer Joe Gallagher complained about "uncalibrated" scales before world champions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price successfully weighed in.

Just before Price stepped on to the stage, Jonas' trainer Gallagher questioned why the scales were missing a sticker of authenticity. Gallagher said the undercard fighters were "about a pound lighter" than they should be, and wanted the weigh-in to be postponed until the scales were calibrated.

"They're the rules. I'm only playing by the rules," Gallagher said.

Despite Gallagher's complaints the weigh-in went ahead with Price tipping the scales at 10st 5lb - two pounds under the welterweight limit - and Jonas coming in at 10st 6lb.

"Isn't boxing full of dramas? I was light, with my clothes on," Jonas, 40, said.

Price, 30, won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and is unbeaten in eight pro fights.

"Gallagher is trying to make it about himself but it's Jonas v Price," she said.

The event ended with a cordial handshake between the two champions.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at The Royal Albert Hall

I visited Natasha Jonas at a gym in Liverpool last week as she put the final touches to her preparations.

She sparred 10 rounds with a male stablemate. Joe Gallagher told me that female southpaw sparring partners were hard to come by.

The top spot goes to Chantelle Cameron - a former undisputed world champion with 20 wins and one draw and a fighter who stunned the great Katie Taylor in her own backyard.

Cameron, 33, is a terrific boxer with a solid jab, timing and ability to control the distance.

She won her first world title- the WBC light-welterweight strap - in her 13th fight to very little fanfare.

She would become England's first undisputed champion in the four-belt era, but still very few were talking about the Northampton fighter.

Cameron's breakout moment, however, came in the most emphatic fashion when she inflicted a first career defeat on Taylor in 2023.

"I had absolutely no hesitation in putting Chantelle at number one," Rankin says.

"They say 'to be the man you have to beat the man'- the same applies to the women. Katie is regarded as one of the world's best female fighters, maybe of all time. For Chantelle to beat her was incredibly impressive."

Just missing out on top spot...

Natasha Jonas is a fighter who has crossed eras in women's boxing. In London 2012 she became the first British female boxer to compete in the Olympics.

She, alongside the likes of Ireland's Katie Taylor, has spearheaded the sport's rise in popularity ever since.

The 40-year-old - who has won 16 pro fights, lost two and drawn one - is now enjoying a golden period in the twilight of her career.

After capturing the much-sought-after world title in February 2022, she has not taken a step back. Her next two wins were in unification bouts and she then moved to light-middleweight to win two more titles.

"Natasha is a real role model for all young fighters. She suffered a crippling defeat early on in her career and rebuilt, showing just what it takes to overcoming adversity," Rankin says.

"She is so knowledgeable about the sport. Natasha is just an asset to the sport."

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At number three...

Londoner Ellie Scotney is an unbeaten WBO and IBF super-bantamweight champion who quietly goes about her business.

Unlike Marshall, there is a lack of knockout power with all of 10 of her bouts going the distance.

But the 26-year-old more than makes up for that with some exceptional boxing ability. She is a fluid mover who glides around the ring and, as Rankin puts it, "showcases what being a boxer is all about."

Scotney retained her title in October and has eyes set on Australia's WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson.

"Ellie has been matched so hard throughout her career - she's never had an easy fight. She has fought different styles of fighters and has improved and shown something different in each of her wins," Rankin says.

"I think she could become two-weight, undisputed world champion and leave a real mark on the sport.

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