Wales’ Lauren Price successfully defended her WBA welterweight title, beating Bexcy Mateus in devastating fashion in Liverpool on Saturday.
The 30-year-old dropped her Colombian opponent three times, all from the left, before the referee stopped the fight in the third round.
The fight was largely a mismatch as Price outclassed her opponent, extending her undefeated record to eight fights in her first world title defense.
“With speed comes power. I had a great time there,” Price told Sky Sports.
“I wanted to say something, I want big fights next year.
“It’s thanks to my opponent, I didn’t know much about her, but I knew she had good results. I had a great camp and I’m thrilled.”
Price also holds the Ring Magazine title and will look to unify the division if rival Natasha Jonas passes her test against Croatian Ivana Habazin.
The Welsh boxer appeared on the card of IBF welterweight champion and Jonas’ rival in Liverpool and called out her domestic rival after her victory.
“It will be a great British fight, when I became Olympic champion I wanted to be in big fights,” she said.
“It’s a hell of a fight for the British fans and boxing as a whole.”
Price won the world title in her seventh professional fight the first ever world boxing champion from Wales.
The victory continues Price’s extraordinary sporting career, which includes four senior world kickboxing titles, as well as a string of gold medals in Europe and representing Wales at international level in football.
