Karriss Artingstall returns to motion on Friday when she fights Raven Chapman for the British featherweight title on the Royal Albert Corridor.
Artingstall and Chapman field on the undercard of the Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Value welterweight world title unification, stay on Sky Sports activities.
A victory over Chapman might put Artingstall heading in the right direction for an eventual shot at WBC world champion Skye Nicolson, who will likely be a pundit for Sky Sports activities on Friday night time’s broadcast.
Chapman misplaced to Nicolson in her final combat and on Friday will likely be in search of a revenge win over Artingstall, who defeated her within the England Boxing Elite championships as an beginner.
“I feel it was a tough ask [for Chapman] to beat Skye Nicolson,” Artingstall instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Nicolson’s good at what she does and if you cannot shut that down then she’s going to be snug. If you cannot shut what she does down then it is going to be onerous to beat her. I am going to fortunately overtly say that.”
However Artingstall added: “She’s beatable.”
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Artingstall is aware of that higher than most. She herself eradicated Nicolson from the Tokyo Olympic Video games to safe her bronze medal. “Precisely,” Artingstall stated. “It’s doable and I’ve carried out it earlier than. There will likely be folks on the market that may do it as effectively.”
It is a combat that Artingstall is set to earn. “I’ve obtained to deserve it. I’ve obtained to place myself the place I am deserving of it,” she stated.
“I’ve obtained loads of making up to do that yr. Final yr was a write-off and I need to get again within the combine as quickly as potential.
“2025’s going to be a greater yr for me, 100 per cent, and it is the yr I will be knocking on the door for world titles.”
Coming by way of the bout with Chapman is an important step in direction of that. “I do know what I am able to and I do know I’ve not delivered it. This combat with a great fighter might deliver out one thing out of me that we have not seen,” Artingstall stated.
“I consider I beat Skye Nicolson. [Against Chapman] I consider I win this combat and that is all that issues to me. I do not care how… I do not care if I beat her higher than what Skye beat her.
“So long as I beat Raven Chapman, that is all that issues to me.”
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Chapman too is relishing Friday’s contest along with her outdated rival. “I am excited to get in there and bounce again and present what I am all about,” she instructed Sky Sports activities.
“The most effective model of me sadly did not present up on the night time [against Nicolson]. There have been issues that we positively realized as a staff that we’ll ensure by no means occur once more.
“I am made for nights like this and I want to proceed being in large fights.”
Despite the fact that Chapman misplaced to Artingstall as an beginner, she is satisfied she is the higher skilled.
“[In the amateur bout] I nonetheless carried out effectively. However nowhere close to the flexibility that I might carry out at and after I turned professional, having my staff round me, it massively confirmed,” Chapman stated. “I am a distinct fighter to what I used to be within the amateurs.
Highlights of Artingstall in opposition to Linzi Buczynskyj on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie’s world title combat in opposition to David Gentle
“We have got one frequent opponent [Lila Furtado], who she struggled with and who I beat comfortably,” Chapman continued.
“You do not know if she’s improved after having a while out. I am going to count on the most effective Karriss on the night time. I feel it will be an thrilling combat.
“We’re each aggressive fighters, we’re each robust fighters. Nobody’s going to need to take a step again.
“A combat that would steal the present.”
Watch Artingstall vs Chapman on the Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Value undercard on the Royal Albert Corridor stay on Sky Sports activities on Friday March 7.
