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Unified world champion Natasha Jonas speaks extensive to bet365 as she prepares for her world title bout with Marie-Eve Dicaire on Saturday night.

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

The 2012 Olympian has delighted in an excellent 2022, capturing her first world title with a stunning 2nd round blockage victory over Chris Namus in February, previously following that up with an even more captivating summer success against the formerly unbeaten WBC strap holder Patricia Berghult.

The 38-year-old has the opportunity to add Marie-Eve Dicaire's IBF title to her collection at Manchester's AO Arena on Saturday night - a feat that would serve to improve her legacy in the sport and further cement her dominance at junior middleweight/ super-welterweight level.

"There has been no better 12 months in boxing for me," the happy Liverpudlian informed bet365 in an exclusive interview ahead of BOXXER's most current night of fighting action.

"I can't even consider another fighter who has had a much better 12 months if I am honest 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 career, it's been an unbelievable year for me."

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There is no doubt that Jonas has actually had to display the perseverance of a saint in her bid for world championship 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 narrowly beat in an enthralling undisputed face-off 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 decisions, she wouldn't alter a thing ...

"Everything happens for a factor, and whatever I have gone through formerly has actually assisted construct me into the individual I remain in front of you today," she included.

"Now that I have actually got the world title, the stress and the pressure that chasing after that brings, has actually gone - I have the ability to truly enjoy my boxing again, and not have to prove to anyone how excellent I am, because I am already a world champion.

"Now it is everything about expressing myself, taking pleasure in the moment, and I believe in my last fight with (Particia) Berghult I was able to show that.

"The stress and the tension was gone and I was just able to stream and produce what many have explained as my best performance to date.

"I am still working so tough to be much faster, to be more powerful and to be fitter - I always wish to add to my game, and obviously Dicaire will be a genuine test for me, and I have had to do so numerous things in camp to make sure I am a better variation of myself to make certain I get that win."

The ladies's battle game has hit new heights this year too, with Jonas, along with the likes of Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall and the previously mentioned Taylor, helping move the sport to an even greater standing.

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

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

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