Boxing: Fighting in Liverpool ‘like you’re Virgil van Dijk at Anfield’ – Natasha Jonas

Jonas will defend her title at home, the third time she has had the chance to fight for world title in front of her fellow Liverpudlians.

Croatia’s Habazin has been in the ring with a host of brilliant names including Terri Harper, Claressa Shields and Cecilia Braekhus, although has lost to each of them.

The 35-year-old will be an underdog against Jonas, who says fighting in Liverpool is like “you’re Virgil van Dijk and you’re playing against AC Milan at Anfield on a European night”.

“[Habazin] is experienced, she doesn’t come to just make up the numbers. She is coming to fight and to try and take my titles,” Jonas added.

“She has got good fundamentals, a good jab and good footwork but everything she does I just believe I’m better.

“I always play it down in my head [fighting in Liverpool], that it’s just another fight because you can get bogged down, weighed down in the pressure of performing in front of your friends, your family and your city.

“[But] it’s massive. When it gets tough, when it gets hard and you need some inspiration, drive and motivation, the fans bring it for you.”

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