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Lauren Price becomes Wales’s first female world champion boxer: A true champion representing her nation
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15/05/2024
As Welsh superstars are conquering the sporting world at the moment, attention turns from the snooker with Jak Jones to boxing as Lauren Price managed to go all the way to become world champion and make more history for her country.
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Lauren Price became Wales' first female world champion boxer.
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She won via a wide points decision after an accidental clash of heads meant champion Jessica
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McCaskill was unable to continue.
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Price, who becomes Wales' 14th world champion, achieved the feat in just her seventh professional
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fight in front of a passionate Cardiff crowd at the Utilita Arena.
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The new WBA, IBO and Ring magazine welterweight champion, Price could be set for some huge
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nights ahead in a stacked division with the likes of Natasha Jones, Sandy Ryan and Michaela
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Meyer all now potential future opponents.
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Price, a 2020 Olympic champion, won every round on the judges' cards after the ringside
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medics decided 39-year-old American McCaskill could not safely continue.
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"This has got to be up there with winning a gold medal," Price said.
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"But I enjoyed myself and I'm going to keep getting better on these stages."
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