Jade Jones kept her boxing switch moving with a second-round stoppage of Federikita at Manchester's AO Arena on the undercard of Tommy Fury versus former World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall. The two-time Olympic taekwondo champion is now two wins from two in her new sport.
That matters because Jones did not look like someone easing into a side project. She was in control early, then finished the job inside the second round, turning her second boxing bout into another clear step forward. The result also puts her in the frame for a possible meeting with Hungarian MMA fighter Sheena Bathory, who beat Tina Snows earlier in the evening.
Jones said the move into boxing still feels unsettling even after another win. She told Talksport that the new sport is “still scary,” adding that there was more pressure on her this time because the expectations had risen. That kind of honesty cuts through the easy story of a champion simply collecting wins in a new ring.
She also made clear that the atmosphere helped carry her through. Jones said she had the best supporters and described the crowd as great, while also offering respect to Federikita after the stoppage. The result leaves the next step unresolved in one sense and obvious in another: Jones is winning, Bathory is waiting in the wings, and the boxing transition that began as a bold experiment is starting to look like a real campaign.
