IBF/WBC welterweight champion Natasha Jonas embarks on a big fight week knowing there aren't many left for her, though Olympic champion and unified titleholder Lauren Price could serve as a willing adversary further enhancing the 40-year-old's legacy come Friday night.

Headlining an all-women's card at Royal Albert Hall on BOXXER's six-fight bill, the Merseyside southpaw seeks to inflict a first professional defeat against Price, who won and defended WBA/IBO/Ring 147-pound titles in 2024.

Jonas (16-2-1, 9 KOs) similarly made two appearances during a stop-start calendar year, sharing the same Liverpool card on Dec. 14 as Price (8-0, 2 KOs) and adding WBC championship gold to her collection with a UD10 victory over Ivana Habazin (23-6, 7 KOs), the Croatian's first and only title defence.

Having previously stated a desire to retire at the end of 2024 following her career-best SD10 win over Mikaela Mayer last January, factors out of the two-weight world champion's control delayed that target at least a year.

Mayer went on to clinch WBO welterweight honours after a thrilling ten-round majority decision nod unseated Jonas' compatriot Sandy Ryan, with their rematch scheduled to headline a Top Rank show for March 29 in Las Vegas.

Age and experience is a key storyline heading into this weekend's matchup, Price much fresher and bullish about producing a standout showing against a well-seasoned fellow champion who's boxed esteemed names across divisions.

Plenty has been said in recent weeks about her head coach, Ring Magazine's 2015 Trainer of the Year Joe Gallagher, who announced last month he had been diagnosed with stage four bowel and liver cancer.

Jonas hailed her relationship with the 56-year-old, who has trained multiple world champions besides herself, during a conversation with The Ring.

"Our relationship is up there with the best of trainers and athletes, we've been through the great times, hit a bump in the road, dissected and rebuilt, come out on top with flowers. It's not just testament to the hard work I've put in, every camp I'm there he's with me, I do 10-12 weeks and then he goes to the next one [boxer] and again, work never stops for him.

"Being busy as he is, he would've loved to probably not tell anyone anything but some comments would've been made about not being in someone's corner, obviously we know as a team things may change and there might be fights he isn't there, appearance might be different after treatment and so on, he knew people would ask questions but has done it on his own terms."

Former WBO cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie (21-1, 16 KOs), who boxes London rival Richard Riakporhe in Manchester on April 5, vowed to become Gallagher's first-ever world heavyweight champion.

The 32-year-old revealed the Mancunian kept his condition secret from his fighters for a little while, to avoid becoming a distraction before upcoming bouts.

Jonas said that typifies the man he is.

"It sums him up, he'll do it when he's ready, Joe's a great man and one of Britain's best. Not just a good friend to me, he's the kind of person boxing loves to hate but they don't see the good side and all the things he does, sometimes doesn't mind playing the bad guy but there's a gentle soft giant inside."