Citizen of Honour
In March 2025, Liverpool awarded Natasha the title of Citizen of Honour.
The city's citation recognised her Olympic representation, her role as an inspiration to young women and her youth, education and charity work.
INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
Natasha Jonas MBE.
Olympian | Two-Weight World Champion | Boxing Manager | Broadcaster | Leadership & Resilience Speaker
From a football dream ended by injury to Olympic history, motherhood, world championships and a career built around repeatedly breaking barriers.
Natasha Paula Jonas MBE is an Olympian, two-weight world champion boxer, former unified champion in two divisions, boxing manager, broadcaster, community advocate and inspirational speaker.
She became the first British woman to qualify for an Olympic boxing tournament and the first British female boxer to compete at an Olympic Games when she represented Team GB at London 2012.
That achievement was only one chapter. Natasha's wider journey contains a lost football career, sporting reinvention, Olympic disappointment, amateur retirement, motherhood, a professional comeback, an early professional defeat, two painful world-title near misses and an extraordinary late-career run that eventually made her unified world champion.
For organisations, Natasha brings an unusually complete story about resilience, representation, pressure, authentic leadership, working motherhood, reinvention and what it means to go first when there is no established path to follow.
London 2012
Olympic history-maker
2 Weights
World Champion
16–3–1
Professional record
MBE
Boxing & Liverpool community
TOXTETH ROOTS
Sport was part of Natasha's identity almost from the beginning.
Born in Liverpool
Natasha Paula Jonas was born on 18 June 1984 in Liverpool and grew up in Toxteth.
She came from a large, close family in an area that carried plenty of external assumptions about what its young people could and could not become.
A competitive child
Natasha has recalled growing up surrounded by siblings and older cousins, joining in with whatever they were doing: climbing trees, riding bikes and playing sport.
Her family participated in martial arts and she was exposed to boxing through her father's gym, even when opportunities for girls in the sport were extremely limited.
The Olympics at four
Natasha remembers watching the 1988 Olympic Games when she was around four years old and telling her mother that she wanted to be there one day.
At that stage, however, boxing was not the route she imagined taking.
A lesson in leadership
Natasha has also spoken publicly about a teacher who challenged her behaviour at school by explaining that leadership was demonstrated through conduct, not simply ability.
She has since used that experience when speaking to young people about the influence one teacher, coach or mentor can have on a person's direction.
FOOTBALL CAME FIRST
Before boxing history, Natasha wanted to win a World Cup.
Playing with the boys
Football became Natasha's first serious sporting ambition.
She has described being selected last when playing with boys simply because she was a girl — and learning that she had to become noticeably better before some people would accept her.
That experience would later feel familiar when she entered a boxing environment that had traditionally been built around men.
Football scholarship in America
Natasha became a strong enough footballer to earn a scholarship in the United States.
Her ambitions were enormous. She has said that she imagined becoming the next Mia Hamm and playing at the highest level.
One tackle changed everything
A serious knee injury in America ended the football future she had planned.
Natasha returned to Liverpool without the sporting identity around which she had organised much of her life.
She later described herself at that point as overweight, unemployed and back at her grandmother's home in Toxteth.
2005 — A NEW SPORT
Boxing began as a way to get fit — then became the next dream.
Rotunda ABC
Back in Liverpool and searching for direction, Natasha was encouraged by trainer Sylvia Singleton to attend a women's session at Rotunda Amateur Boxing Club.
She initially saw boxing as exercise rather than the beginning of a second elite-sport career.
Rapid progression
Natural athleticism, years of competitive sport and a strong appetite for training accelerated her development.
Natasha has recalled winning her early contests quickly and soon being selected for England.
Five-time national champion
She became a five-time ABA national champion and developed into one of Britain's leading amateur female boxers.
2009 European Union gold
Natasha won gold at the Women's European Union Amateur Championships in Bulgaria in 2009.
Another British first
That same period saw her become the first female boxer to represent GB Boxing.
MAKING BRITISH OLYMPIC HISTORY
London 2012 changed what British girls could see was possible.
European bronze
Natasha won light-welterweight bronze at the 2011 European Championships.
2012 World Championships
Qualification for London 2012 depended on performance at the Women's World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China.
Natasha reached the semi-finals, secured a world bronze medal and, more importantly for British sporting history, became the first British female boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games.
5 August 2012
When Natasha entered the ring against Quanitta Underwood of the United States at London 2012, she became the first British woman ever to contest an Olympic boxing bout.
She won 21–13.
Katie Taylor
The victory created a quarter-final with Ireland's four-time world champion Katie Taylor.
Taylor won 26–15 and would go on to take Olympic gold.
The atmosphere became part of Olympic folklore: Team GB later recorded the contest at 113.7 decibels, the loudest crowd measurement of London 2012.
More than one individual result
Natasha, Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall were part of the first British women's Olympic boxing generation.
Their presence helped turn an activity many girls had barely been able to access into an Olympic pathway young women could actually see.
2014–2015
The first retirement did not look like the beginning of a world-title career.
European silver
In 2014 Natasha added European Championship silver to her international amateur record.
Commonwealth disappointment
Women's boxing appeared at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Glasgow.
Natasha entered as one of England's medal hopes but suffered a foot injury in her opening bout and lost a close split decision to eventual champion Shelley Watts.
April 2015 — stepping away
Natasha announced her retirement from amateur boxing in April 2015.
At that moment she was a five-time national champion, world medallist, European medallist and Olympic history-maker.
But women's professional boxing in Britain offered nowhere near the opportunity it would offer only a few years later.
She believed the elite boxing chapter had ended.
MOTHERHOOD & ANOTHER IDENTITY SHIFT
Leaving boxing created space for something bigger than sport.
Becoming a mother
After stepping away from amateur boxing, Natasha became a mother.
She has spoken openly about a difficult labour, a premature delivery and ultimately requiring a caesarean section.
The athlete was no longer the only identity
Motherhood changed the emotional relationship Natasha had with sporting results.
Before becoming a parent, a training session or fight result could dominate everything.
Afterwards, she found that walking through her front door required her to leave the gym behind and simply be Mum.
A different kind of high performance
Natasha has repeatedly connected that separation with a healthier perspective on elite sport.
It also gives her speaking work relevance beyond athletes: working parents across every industry recognise the tension between ambition, responsibility, guilt, boundaries and limited time.
2017 — THE PROFESSIONAL COMEBACK
Boxing had changed enough for Natasha to change her mind.
23 June 2017
Natasha made her professional debut against Monika Antonik in Newcastle.
She won inside the first round.
Returning after childbirth
The comeback required Natasha to rebuild an athlete's body and routines while adjusting to the responsibilities of motherhood.
She has also spoken about how differently she was sometimes treated after becoming a mother and how assumptions around pregnancy, childcare and elite female sport affected her.
4 August 2018 — Viviane Obenauf
The professional journey then suffered its first major setback.
Viviane Obenauf dropped Natasha twice and stopped her in the fourth round in Cardiff.
The defeat left Natasha at 6–1 and without her WBA International super-featherweight title.
“I can't end my boxing story like that”
Natasha later described questioning herself after that defeat.
Instead of accepting it as the final chapter, she decided that she still had something meaningful to prove.
WORLD-TITLE NEAR MISSES
Close enough to prove she belonged. Not close enough to get the belt.
Terri Harper — August 2020
Natasha challenged undefeated WBC super-featherweight champion Terri Harper at Matchroom Fight Camp.
The ten-round contest ended in a split draw: one judge scored for Natasha, one for Harper and the third had the fight level.
Harper retained the championship.
For Natasha, it proved that she could perform at world-title level — while still leaving the central ambition unfinished.
Katie Taylor — May 2021
Nine years after their Olympic quarter-final, Natasha challenged Katie Taylor again, this time for the undisputed professional lightweight championship.
The fight was extremely close.
Taylor won by unanimous decision with scorecards of 96–94, 96–95 and 96–95.
Natasha had now challenged for a professional world title twice without winning one.
At thirty-six, the easy conclusion was that the opportunity might have passed.
2022 — THE BREAKTHROUGH YEAR
Three world-title wins in nine months.
Moving up three divisions
Instead of continuing to chase the same opportunities at lower weights, Natasha accepted a dramatic move to super-welterweight.
The decision became one of the defining reinventions of her career.
19 February 2022 — Chris Namús
In Liverpool, Natasha stopped former world champion Chris Namús in the second round to win the vacant WBO super-welterweight world championship.
At thirty-seven, on her third attempt at winning a professional world title, she was finally world champion.
3 September 2022 — Patricia Berghult
Natasha then defeated unbeaten WBC champion Patricia Berghult by unanimous decision in Liverpool.
She was now a unified champion.
12 November 2022 — Marie-Eve Dicaire
She completed an extraordinary year by defeating IBF champion Marie-Eve Dicaire in Manchester.
The scorecards read 100–90, 98–92 and 97–93.
Natasha finished 2022 holding the WBO, WBC and IBF super-welterweight world titles.
British Boxer of the Year
Her year was recognised by the British Boxing Board of Control, which made Natasha the first woman ever to receive its Boxer of the Year award.
WATCH NATASHA'S STORY
From rock bottom to three world titles at thirty-seven.
BBC Sport's Born To Brawl takes Natasha back to Toxteth and explores the football dream that collapsed, the family who shaped her and the extraordinary reinvention that eventually led to world championships.
Watch “Tasha Jonas: from rock bottom to three world titles at 37” on BBC Sport ↗
2023 — TWO-WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
Success at one weight was not enough reason to stop evolving.
1 July 2023 — Kandi Wyatt
Natasha moved down to welterweight and faced Canada's Kandi Wyatt for the vacant IBF world championship.
She dominated the contest before the referee stopped it in round eight.
Natasha had become a two-weight world champion.
Another barrier broken
Later in 2023 she obtained a British Boxing Board of Control manager's licence.
Sky Sports and ITV reported that the achievement made her the first Black woman to obtain a British boxing manager's licence.
Moving from athlete to mentor
Management gave Natasha a different way to contribute to the sport.
Rather than simply drawing on what had worked in her own career, she could also help younger fighters avoid some of the mistakes and obstacles she had experienced.
The current British Boxing Board of Control manager listing continues to include Natasha and names fighters under her management.
2024 — LEGACY FIGHTS
At thirty-nine and forty, Natasha was still choosing the hardest available tests.
Mikaela Mayer — 20 January 2024
Natasha defended her IBF welterweight world championship in Liverpool against former unified champion Mikaela Mayer.
It developed into one of the highest-quality fights of Natasha's professional career.
Mayer won one card 97–93, while Natasha received the other two by 96–94 and 96–95.
Natasha retained the title by split decision.
Ivana Habazin — 14 December 2024
Natasha returned to Liverpool to face WBC champion Ivana Habazin in a welterweight unification contest.
She won convincingly on all three scorecards: 99–92, 99–91 and 100–90.
The result added the WBC belt to Natasha's IBF title and made her a unified world champion in a second weight division.
She had now won five recognised world-title belts across two divisions during an extraordinary late-career run.
7 MARCH 2025
A historic Royal Albert Hall night — and another lesson in accepting the result.
Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Price
Natasha entered the Royal Albert Hall as IBF and WBC welterweight champion against undefeated WBA champion and Olympic gold medallist Lauren Price.
The bout headlined an all-female professional boxing card immediately before International Women's Day.
A new generation
Price's speed, movement and output proved decisive.
She won a wide unanimous decision with scores of 98–93, 100–90 and 98–92.
Natasha lost the IBF and WBC championships and her professional record moved to 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.
Perspective after defeat
Natasha did not announce an immediate retirement.
She went home to spend time with her daughter and repeatedly said afterwards that returning to the ring would now need to be motivated by a genuinely significant challenge.
That response reflects one of the strongest themes in her speaking work: experience changes the way success and failure are processed.
RECOGNITION BEYOND THE RING
Liverpool, community and the MBE.
Alder Hey
In June 2025 Natasha became a Charity Champion for Alder Hey Children's Charity.
The role builds on school visits, youth engagement and her commitment to remaining visible and accessible within the city that shaped her.
MBE
Natasha was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Birthday Honours 2025.
The official citation reads: “For services to Boxing and to the community in Liverpool.”
Natasha later explained that recognition of her community work made the honour particularly meaningful.
NATASHA JONAS MBE IN 2026
The impact continues beyond whether another fight happens.
No formal retirement announcement
Natasha has not made an unequivocal public retirement announcement following the Lauren Price fight.
In January 2026 she explained that the reason she had not formally announced retirement was that significant fight offers continued to appear.
Her position was clear: only something genuinely major would justify returning to a full elite training camp.
Boxing manager
Natasha remains listed by the British Boxing Board of Control as a licensed manager.
The current listing names Jonathan Kumuteo and Murtaza Nadeem among the fighters under her management.
Supporting the next generation
In July 2026 Natasha and Savannah Marshall delivered a free boxing masterclass for girls aged eleven to eighteen at Rotunda ABC in Liverpool.
Returning to the same wider community where Natasha's own boxing journey began gives that work a particular meaning.
Speaking about leadership, motherhood and representation
In a July 2026 Northern Power Women conversation, Natasha reflected on the MBE, motherhood, defeat, access to sport, representation, Liverpool and why being visible in local schools matters.
Her message to young people remains grounded rather than abstract: a dream does not become impossible simply because nobody from your environment has done it before.
THE NATASHA JONAS PERFORMANCE MINDSET
Six lessons that travel far beyond boxing.
Going First Requires Courage
When precedent does not exist, waiting for proof that the path is safe can mean never taking the first step.
Identity Can Be Rebuilt
Losing a football career felt like losing the person Natasha expected to become. Boxing showed that identity can be reconstructed rather than simply recovered.
Reinvention Is Not Starting Again
Each chapter carries skills forward. Football, amateur boxing, motherhood and professional sport all contributed to the athlete and leader Natasha eventually became.
Perspective Improves Performance
Motherhood gave Natasha something elite sport alone could not: a clear boundary between a professional result and her entire identity.
The Right Opportunity Can Require a Different Plan
Natasha became world champion only after moving several weight divisions and accepting an opportunity that did not resemble the route she had originally expected.
Success Creates Responsibility
Representation matters most when people coming behind you can see, access and learn from the person who broke the barrier.
KEY SPEAKING TOPICS
What Natasha Jonas MBE brings to the room.
Breaking Barriers
Going first, navigating uncertainty and turning individual progress into possibility for other people.
Authentic Leadership
Leading with credibility, consistency and enough confidence to remain human in demanding environments.
Resilience
Rebuilding after injury, defeat, retirement and periods when the original route has disappeared.
Women in Leadership
What it means to enter systems not originally designed with women in mind and create space for those who follow.
Motherhood & Ambition
Working parenthood, boundaries, guilt, perspective and why personal responsibility does not require abandoning professional ambition.
High Performance
Preparation, standards, discipline and maintaining clarity while the result is public.
Reinvention
Moving from footballer to boxer, Olympian to retired athlete, mother to professional champion and athlete to manager.
Equality & Representation
Why access, visibility and role models materially affect who believes an opportunity is available to them.
Pressure & Setbacks
Responding intelligently when performance does not produce the outcome you worked for.
Mentoring
Using lived experience to help emerging talent avoid unnecessary obstacles and develop their own identity.
Community & Purpose
Connecting personal achievement to something larger than medals, belts or individual recognition.
Confidence
Why believing something is possible does not remove doubt — but can make action possible despite it.
CAREER & LIFE TIMELINE
Footballer. Olympian. Mother. World champion. Manager. MBE.
Born in Liverpool
Natasha Paula Jonas is born and grows up in Toxteth.
Olympic fascination
Remembers watching the Olympics as a young child and wanting to reach that stage one day.
Football becomes the dream
Develops through competitive football while frequently playing in predominantly male environments.
United States scholarship
Earns an American football scholarship and leaves Liverpool with ambitions of an elite career.
Knee injury
Serious injury ends the football pathway and sends Natasha back to Liverpool searching for a new direction.
Rotunda ABC
Starts boxing after initially attending a women's session for fitness.
National success
Develops into a five-time ABA national champion.
European Union gold
Wins international gold in Bulgaria.
GB Boxing first
Becomes the first female boxer to represent GB Boxing.
GB Amateur Champion
Wins in front of a home Liverpool crowd.
European bronze
Claims light-welterweight bronze at the European Championships.
World Championship bronze
Reaches the semi-finals in China and qualifies for London 2012.
British Olympic first
Becomes the first British female boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games.
First Olympic bout
Defeats Quanitta Underwood to become Britain's first female Olympic boxing competitor.
Katie Taylor
Loses an electrifying Olympic quarter-final to the eventual champion.
European silver
Adds another major amateur medal.
Commonwealth Games
Competes at the first Commonwealth Games to feature women's boxing; foot injury affects her campaign.
Amateur retirement
Steps away from full-time elite boxing.
Motherhood
Becomes a mother and initially expects her boxing career to remain finished.
Professional comeback
Returns to boxing under trainer Joe Gallagher.
Professional debut
Stops Monika Antonik in the first round.
First professional defeat
Viviane Obenauf stops Natasha in round four.
Rebuild
Returns from an eight-month layoff and begins rebuilding her professional career.
Terri Harper
Fights to a split draw in her first professional world-title challenge.
Katie Taylor II
Pushes the undisputed lightweight champion to a narrow unanimous decision.
World Champion
Stops Chris Namús to win the WBO super-welterweight title.
Unified Champion
Defeats Patricia Berghult and adds the WBC championship.
Three-belt champion
Beats Marie-Eve Dicaire and adds the IBF title.
British Boxer of the Year
Becomes the first woman to receive the BBBofC award.
Two-weight World Champion
Stops Kandi Wyatt for the IBF welterweight championship.
Boxing manager
Becomes the first Black woman to obtain a British Boxing Board of Control manager's licence.
Mikaela Mayer
Retains the IBF welterweight title by split decision in Liverpool.
Unified again
Beats Ivana Habazin and adds the WBC welterweight title.
Liverpool Citizen of Honour
Receives one of her home city's highest civic honours.
Lauren Price
Loses the IBF and WBC championships by unanimous decision at the Royal Albert Hall.
Alder Hey Charity Champion
Begins representing the Liverpool children's charity.
MBE announced
Named in the King's Birthday Honours for services to boxing and the community in Liverpool.
MBE investiture
Receives her insignia following the King's Birthday Honours recognition.
Future remains open
Says only a genuinely major boxing opportunity is likely to tempt her back into another elite camp.
Community masterclass
Supports girls at Rotunda ABC alongside Savannah Marshall.
Leadership & community conversation
Discusses motherhood, MBE recognition, Liverpool, representation and legacy with Northern Power Women.
Current chapter
Remains active in boxing management, mentoring, community engagement, broadcasting and speaking, with no formal final retirement announcement.
AT A GLANCE
Natasha Jonas MBE profile.
- Full name
- Natasha Paula Jonas MBE
- Nickname
- Miss GB
- Born
- 18 June 1984
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England
- Roots
- Toxteth, Liverpool
- First elite sport
- Football
- Amateur boxing club
- Rotunda ABC, Liverpool
- Professional trainer
- Joe Gallagher
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Height
- Approximately 173 cm / 5 ft 8 in
- Professional debut
- 23 June 2017
- Current record
- 16 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw
- Knockout wins
- 9
- Olympics
- London 2012 — Women's Lightweight
- Olympic first
- First British female boxer to qualify for and compete at an Olympic Games
- World amateur medal
- Bronze — 2012 World Championships
- European medals
- Bronze 2011; Silver 2014
- National amateur titles
- Five-time ABA Champion
- Super-welterweight
- Former unified WBO, WBC & IBF World Champion
- Welterweight
- Former unified IBF & WBC World Champion
- World-title divisions
- Two
- BBBofC honour
- First female British Boxer of the Year
- Boxing management
- First Black woman to obtain a BBBofC manager's licence
- Civic honour
- Citizen of Honour of the City of Liverpool
- National honour
- MBE — services to boxing and the community in Liverpool
- Community
- Alder Hey Charity Champion, youth mentor and Liverpool community advocate
- Current roles
- Boxing manager, broadcaster, mentor, community advocate and speaker
- Speaking themes
- Resilience, breaking barriers, authentic leadership, motherhood, equality, pressure, confidence and reinvention
EVENT FIT
Where Natasha's experience creates the strongest connection.
Corporate Conferences
A major sporting story with direct relevance to leadership,
resilience, equality and organisational change.
Sports & High-Performance
Olympic preparation, world championships, public pressure
and sustainable performance.
Leadership Programmes
Authentic leadership, responsibility, confidence,
representation and bringing other people with you.
Women in Leadership
Going first, challenging outdated assumptions and creating
pathways where none previously existed.
Working Parents & Employee Networks
Motherhood, professional ambition, identity, guilt,
boundaries and perspective.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Representation, access, role models and why visible
opportunity matters.
Resilience & Change
Rebuilding when the career, identity or route you planned
suddenly disappears.
Inspirational Events
A history-making journey told with humour, honesty and a
grounded Liverpool perspective.
Multi-Speaker Programmes
Combine Natasha with complementary voices across leadership,
sport, resilience and culture.
RELATED SPEAKERS
Continue the conversation around leadership and high performance.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Natasha Jonas MBE speaker questions.
Who is Natasha Jonas MBE?
Natasha Jonas MBE is a Liverpool-born Olympian, two-weight professional boxing world champion, former unified champion, boxing manager, broadcaster, community advocate and inspirational speaker.
Where did Natasha Jonas grow up?
Natasha grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool, in a large sporting family.
Was Natasha Jonas a footballer before boxing?
Yes. Football was Natasha's first serious sport and she earned a scholarship in the United States before a major knee injury ended that career path.
When did Natasha Jonas start boxing?
Natasha began boxing in 2005 after attending women's sessions at Rotunda ABC in Liverpool.
What Olympic history did Natasha Jonas make?
In 2012 she became the first British female boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games and the first British woman to contest an Olympic boxing bout.
What did Natasha Jonas win as an amateur?
Her achievements included five national ABA titles, European Union gold, European bronze and silver medals and bronze at the 2012 Women's World Championships.
Why did Natasha Jonas retire in 2015?
After a decade in elite amateur boxing and injuries that disrupted her later amateur years, Natasha decided she no longer wanted the demands of full-time amateur training. At the time, the women's professional scene also offered far fewer opportunities than it would several years later.
When did Natasha Jonas turn professional?
Natasha made her professional debut on 23 June 2017 and stopped Monika Antonik in the first round.
When did Natasha Jonas first become world champion?
She stopped Chris Namús in February 2022 to win the vacant WBO super-welterweight world championship.
How many weight divisions did Natasha Jonas win world titles in?
Two. She became a unified super-welterweight champion and later a unified welterweight champion.
Did Natasha Jonas fight Katie Taylor?
Yes. They first met in the quarter-finals of London 2012, where Taylor won before taking Olympic gold. They met again professionally in May 2021, with Taylor winning a very narrow unanimous decision.
What happened in Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Price?
Lauren Price defeated Natasha by unanimous decision at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 March 2025, winning Natasha's IBF and WBC welterweight championships.
What is Natasha Jonas's professional record?
Following the Lauren Price fight, Natasha's record stands at 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 9 knockout victories.
Is Natasha Jonas retired?
As of September 2026, Natasha has not made an unequivocal final retirement announcement. She has said that only a genuinely major opportunity would motivate another return to full elite training.
Why does Natasha Jonas have an MBE?
Natasha was appointed MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2025 for services to boxing and to the community in Liverpool.
Is Natasha Jonas a boxing manager?
Yes. She became the first Black woman to obtain a British Boxing Board of Control manager's licence and remains on the Board's current manager listing.
What does Natasha Jonas speak about?
Her core topics include breaking barriers, resilience, authentic leadership, motherhood and ambition, women in leadership, equality, representation, high performance, confidence and reinvention.
What events is Natasha Jonas suitable for?
Natasha is well suited to corporate conferences, leadership events, women's networks, DEI programmes, employee-resource groups, working-parent events, high-performance sessions, sports events, awards evenings and fireside conversations.
How can I book Natasha Jonas MBE?
Use The Immersion Project contact page or email sue@theimmersionproject.co.uk to discuss availability and event fit.
VERIFIED SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Explore Natasha's story in greater depth.
This profile has been built from official Olympic, boxing, government, governing-body, community and first-person sources.
Team GB — Natasha Jonas
Olympic history and professional championship career ↗
Team GB — 2015 Amateur Retirement
Football scholarship, amateur achievements and first
retirement ↗
BoxRec — Natasha Jonas
Amateur titles, Olympic results and boxing profile ↗
Sky Sports — Driving Force
Childhood, Toxteth, football, leadership and identity ↗
The Guardian — Natasha Jonas Interview
Toxteth, football, family, barriers and career reinvention ↗
BBC Sport — Born To Brawl
Natasha's journey from Toxteth to world champion ↗
Sky Sports — Motherhood & Comeback
Childbirth, identity and returning to elite competition ↗
Sky Sports — Terri Harper Fight
First professional world-title challenge ↗
BBC Sport — Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas
Narrow 2021 undisputed lightweight title fight ↗
Sky Sports — Three-Belt World Champion
2022 WBO, WBC and IBF super-welterweight unification ↗
British Boxing Board of Control
First female British Boxer of the Year ↗
BBC Sport — Kandi Wyatt
Natasha becomes a two-weight world champion ↗
Sky Sports — Boxing Manager History
First Black female British boxing manager ↗
BBBofC — Current Manager Listing
Current licensed-manager information ↗
Sky Sports — Mikaela Mayer
2024 IBF welterweight title defence ↗
Team GB — Ivana Habazin Unification
Second unified championship reign ↗
BBC Sport — Lauren Price vs Natasha Jonas
March 2025 Royal Albert Hall result ↗
Liverpool City Council — Citizen of Honour
Official 2025 civic recognition ↗
Alder Hey Children's Charity
Natasha's current Charity Champion role ↗
GOV.UK — King's Birthday Honours 2025
Official Natasha Jonas MBE citation ↗
Northern Power Women — 2026 Interview
MBE, motherhood, Liverpool, community and future legacy ↗
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