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Nickname | Tasha | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Natasha Jonas (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (age 41) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | natashajonas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natasha Jonas (born 18 June 1984) is a Britishprofessional boxer is a two weight world champion who held theunifiedWBC, andWBO femalelight-middleweight titles between 2022 and 2025. As anamateur, she won a bronze medal in thelight-welterweight division at the2011 European Championships; bronze in thelightweight division at the2012 AIBA World Championships; and silver in the light-welterweight division at the2014 European Championships.
Jonas took up boxing in 2005 and by 2010 she had won fiveABA Championships in the 64 kg Division forLiverpool club Rotunda ABC.[2] In 2009 she became the first female boxer to compete forGB Boxing.[3] In the same year she claimed gold in the 64 kg division at the2009 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships inPazardzhik,Bulgaria, after she overcame Csilla Csejtei ofHungary in the final. Jonas another gold medal in the inauguralGB Amateur Boxing Championships in 2010, when she pipped rival Amanda Coulson by one point in an exciting bout in front of her home fans atLiverpool'sEcho Arena.
Jonas made history inQinhuangdao,China in May 2012, when she reached the semi-finals of the2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships to become the first ever female British boxer to qualify for anOlympic Games, she then went on to take the bronze medal and a place in the2012 London Olympics back to Liverpool with her.
Jonas became the first ever British female boxer to compete at an Olympic Games. Jonas facedQuanitta Underwood of the United States in the round of 16, Jonas emphatically beat Underwood, 21:13 winning three of the four rounds boxed.[4] Her wins set up a quarter-final bout with four-time World Champion, andIreland's flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony,Katie Taylor.[4] Jonas lost heavily to Taylor 26:15.[5]
Jonas made her professional boxing debut against Monika Antonik at the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle, England, on 23 June 2017, winning by stoppage just 92 seconds into the first round.[6][7]
In her 11th pro-fight, she challengedWBC andIBO femalesuper-featherweight championTerri Harper at Matchroom Headquarters inBrentwood, England, on 7 August 2020, with the bout ending in a split draw. One ringside judge scored the contest 96-94 for Harper, one had it 96-95 for Jonas and the third gave it as a 95-95 tie.[8][9]
Switching weights, Jonas took onunified femalelightweight championKatie Taylor in her next outing at theAO Arena in Manchester, England, on 1 May 2021, losing by unanimous decision with two of the ringside judges giving the fight to her opponent 96-95 and the third seeing the contest as 96-94.[10][11]
Again changing weight divisions, she won her first professional world title at her third attempt by stoppingChris Namús in round two of their fight for the vacantWBO femalesuper-welterweight championship atEcho Arena in Liverpool, England, on 19 February 2022.[12][13]
In her next bout, and at the same venue, Jonas became a unified world champion by defeating WBC female super-welterweight title holderPatricia Berghult via unanimous decision on 3 September 2022.[14][15]
She added theIBF andThe Ring female super-welterweight titles to her collection with a unanimous decision win overMarie-Eve Dicaire at the AO Arena in Manchester on 12 November 2022.[16][17]
Jonas was named theBritish Boxing Board of Control's British Boxer of the Year for 2022, becoming the first woman to win the accolade.[18]
She became a two-weight world champion on 1 July 2023, when she stoppedKandi Wyatt in round eight of their fight at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, to claim the vacant IBF femalewelterweight belt.[19][20]
Back at Liverpool's Echo Arena, Jonas retained her title with a split decision win overMikaela Mayer on 20 January 2024. Two of the ringside judges gave her the bout 96-94, 96-95 respectively, with the other scoring it 97-93 to her opponent.[21][22]
She became a unified world champion for a second time by defeating WBC female welterweight title holderIvana Habazin via unanimous decision at theExhibition Centre, Liverpool, England, on 14 December 2024.[23][24][25]
Jonas was scheduled to faceWBA, IBO andThe Ring female welterweight championLauren Price at theRoyal Albert Hall in London, England, on 7 March 2025.[26][27] Jonas lost the fight by unanimous decision.[28][29][30]
| 20 fights | 16 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Loss | 16–3–1 | Lauren Price | UD | 10 | 7 March 2025 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Lost IBF,WBC female welterweight titles; For WBA female welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Ivana Habazin | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2024 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | Retained IBF female welterweight title; Won WBC female welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Mikaela Mayer | SD | 10 | 20 Jan 2024 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained IBF female welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Kandi Wyatt | TKO | 8 (10) | 1 July 2023 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | Won vacantIBF female welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Marie-Eve Dicaire | UD | 10 | 12 Nov 2022 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | RetainedWBC andWBO female light-middleweight titles WonIBF, andThe Ring female light-middleweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Patricia Berghult | UD | 10 | 3 Sep 2022 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | RetainedWBO female light-middleweight title; WonWBC female light-middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Chris Namús | TKO | 2 (10),0:28 | 19 Feb 2022 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | Won vacantWBO female light-middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Vaida Masiokaite | UD | 6 | 20 Nov 2021 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–2–1 | Katie Taylor | UD | 10 | 1 May 2021 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | ForWBA,WBC,IBF,WBO, andThe Ring female lightweight titles |
| 11 | Draw | 9–1–1 | Terri Harper | SD | 10 | 7 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Headquarters,Brentwood, England | ForWBC andIBO female super-featherweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Bianka Majlath | TKO | 2 (6),0:30 | 15 Nov 2019 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Bec Connolly | TKO | 4 (6),1:07 | 12 Jul 2019 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Feriche Mashauri | PTS | 6 | 30 Mar 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Viviane Obenauf | TKO | 4 (10),1:42 | 4 Aug 2018 | Ice Arena Wales,Cardiff, Wales | Lost WBA International female super-featherweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Taoussy L'Hadji | TKO | 7 (10),1:44 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacantWBA International femalesuper-featherweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Karina Kopinska | PTS | 6 | 25 Feb 2018 | Victoria Warehouse Hotel,Manchester, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Katarina Vistica | TKO | 2 (6),1:21 | 16 Dec 2017 | Leisure Centre,Oldham, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Marianna Gulyas | TKO | 3 (6),1:23 | 13 Oct 2017 | York Hall,London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Bojana Libiszewska | TKO | 4 (4),1:17 | 30 Sep 2017 | Echo Arena,Liverpool, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Monika Antonik | TKO | 1 (4),1:32 | 23 Jun 2017 | Walker Activity Dome,Newcastle, England |
In 2023, Jonas became the first black woman to receive a manager's license from theBritish Boxing Board of Control.[31][32]
Initially intending to be a footballer, Jonas spent eighteen months atSt. Peter's College in theUnited States on a football scholarship.[33] After suffering an injury that ended her football career,[34] she returned to theUnited Kingdom and studied media studies atEdge Hill University,Lancashire.[35] She was employed for five years byLiverpool City Council and was a mentor for the Youth Sport Trust for four years, helping to promote sport and healthy lifestyles to school-age children.[36]
Jonas is an older sister of footballerNikita Parris.[37]
Jonas was appointedMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the2025 Birthday Honours for services to boxing to the community in Liverpool.[38]
In July 2012, Jonas appeared alongsideTom Stalker and James Dickens inChannel 4 documentary,Knockout Scousers, which followed her toCzech Republic andChina on her pursuit for Olympic qualification, a production which she also narrated. In August 2023, Jonas during her tour inTanzania she appeared in Azam TV, where she shared her experience and motivated female local amateur boxers to encounter challenges they face in their careers towards substantial achievements in the sport.[39][40]
A mural of her is inLiverpool, on Elwy Street off High Park Street, near the home she lived in as a child.[41]
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| Sporting positions | ||||
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| World boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Claressa Shields | WBO female light-middleweight champion 19 February 2022 – 2023 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Ema Kozin | ||
| Preceded by | WBC female light-middleweight champion 3 September 2022 – 2023 Vacated | |||
| Preceded by | IBF female light-middleweight champion 12 November 2022 – 2023 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Femke Hermans | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Claressa Shields | The Ring female light-middleweight champion 12 November 2022 – present | Incumbent | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Jessica McCaskill | IBF female welterweight champion 1 July 2023 – present | |||