Welterweight world champions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price collide in a brilliant fight on Friday night in London.
The domestic rivals headline an all-women fight card at the Royal Albert Hall, with world champion Caroline Dubois also in action.
Jonas, 40, is the underdog against rising-star Price, formerly an Olympic champion in the amateur ranks.
Live text commentary will begin at 20:00 GMT on fight night, with radio commentary from 21:00 available on the BBC Sport website and app.
Will there be a passing of the torch? Can Jonas become the first fighter to defeat Price? How will Cindy Ngamba fair in her first professional bout?
Here’s everything you need to know about the exciting fight night…
When is Jonas v Price & what are the UK times?
The fights gets under way at 18:00 GMT on Friday.
Dubois’ world title defence is expected to happen around 21:00.
Jonas and Price are expected to make their ring-walks around 22:00.
How to follow Jonas v Price on the BBC
Live text commentary of the fight night will begin at 20:00 on the BBC Sport website and app.
You will be able to follow build-up to the main event, as well as coverage of Dubois’ world title fight.
Radio coverage starts at 21:00 on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
BBC Sport will bring you coverage from the entire fight week, with Steve Bunce also delivering episodes of his 5 Live Boxing with Bunce podcast.
On fight night, Becky Ives will present from ringside, with commentary from Ronald McIntosh, Bunce and unified super-bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney.
Who is on the Jonas v Price undercard & what is the running order?
Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price – IBF, WBC & WBA welterweight world titles (10x2min rounds)
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Caroline Dubois v Bo Mi Re Shin – WBC lightweight world title
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Karriss Artingstall v Raven Chapman – featherweight bout
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Cindy Ngamba v Kirstie Bavington – light-middleweight (8x2min rounds)
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Chloe Watson v Jasmina Zapotoczna – European flyweight title (10x2min rounds)
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Francesca Hennessy v Carla Camila Campos Gonzales – super-bantamweight
What is the Jonas v Price fight week schedule?
Tuesday: Open workouts from 16:30 at the Bronx Boxing Club in London
Wednesday: News conference from 13:00 at The Dorchester hotel
Thursday: Weigh-in from 13:00 at The Dorchester hotel
Which belts are on the line for Jonas v Price?
Jonas will defend her WBC and IBF welterweight world titles, while Price will defend her WBA belt.
The Ring Magazine title, currently held by Price, will also be on the line.
American Mikaela Mayer holds the only other welterweight world title. She defends her WBO belt against England’s Sandy Ryan on 29 March.
How do Jonas’ and Price’s records compare?
Experience is the biggest difference between Jonas and Price. Jonas has 19 pro fights under her belt and made her amateur debut way back in 2006. She made history as the first female boxer to represent Team GB at the Olympics in 2012 and has won world titles in two different weight classes.
Price made her amateur debut in 2011 and, using the path Jonas blazed for her, was able to achieve her ultimate goal of becoming an Olympic champion at the Tokyo Games.
She is 8-0 in her pro career, winning her maiden world title in just her sixth fight.
While experience may be against her, age is certainly on Price’s side. She is 10 years Jonas’ junior, who will turn 41 in June.
Jonas, however, is in the form of her life and put on hold her plans to retire when she entered her current purple patch. She has won her last seven fights, winning five world titles across two weight divisions.
The Liverpudlian has also faced the best of the best in Katie Taylor, Terri Harper and Mikaela Mayer. Jonas’ two losses were to Ireland’s Taylor and Viviane Obenauf, while she drew with Harper, making her record 16-2-1.
Price’s best win came over former undisputed champion Jessica McCaskill last year, when she outclassed the American to win the WBA belt. She has won almost every round of her pro career and is yet to be truly tested by an opponent, albeit against much less prestigious opponents than Jonas.
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