Cindy Ngamba to make skilled debut towards Kirstie Bavington on Natasha Jonas vs Lauren Worth undercard | Boxing Information

Olympic medallist Cindy Ngamba will make her skilled debut towards European champion Kirstie Bavington on March 7.

Ngamba’s conflict with Bavington kinds a part of a historic all-women’s card at London’s Royal Albert Corridor on Friday 7 March, stay on Sky Sports activities, headlined by the welterweight world title unification combat between Britain’s Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth.

Paris Olympian Ngamba, who joins the skilled ranks having signed a multi-fight cope with BOXXER, made historical past on the 2024 Video games by changing into the primary ever athlete to win a medal for the Refugee Workforce.

Having received nationwide titles in three completely different weight lessons and captured an Olympic Bronze medal in Paris, the 26-year-old is losing no time as she seeks to copy her beginner success within the skilled sport.

Her opponent Bavington is the present European Welterweight ruler. The 32-year-old from Wolverhampton travelled to France to outpoint Marine Beauchamp in October final 12 months to start her second reign as European champion having beforehand held the title in 2022.

In Might 2023, Bavington confronted Worth within the first-ever feminine British title combat, shedding a hard-fought ten-round factors choice to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist.

Ngamba’s introduction to the skilled ranks towards Bavington will probably be an eight-round tremendous welterweight contest.

BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom stated: “Cindy has big ambitions in the professional ranks and wants to test herself against the best.

“To face a fighter like Kirstie Bavington in your skilled debut highlights that ambition. Cindy is a particular individual and a particular fighter. She has already achieved nice issues in her beginner profession and we imagine that is going to be the beginning of a really thrilling journey as a professional.”

The bout is the most recent combat confirmed for Boxxer’s ‘Unstoppable’ combat evening – a historic all-women’s world championship occasion on the Royal Albert Corridor, going down because the curtain-raiser to the Worldwide Girls’s Day 2025 international marketing campaign the next day.

Together with the vastly anticipated conflict between Jonas and Worth, the enduring occasion may also function Caroline Dubois defending her light-weight world title towards No 1 contender Bo Mi Re Shin.

There may be additionally an all-British featherweight showdown between Karriss Artingstall and Raven Chapman, with extra fights set to be added.

Ngamba’s outstanding path to Olympic medal

Primarily based in Bolton and educated by the GB workforce in Sheffield, Ngamba has lived within the UK since she was a toddler. She confronted the specter of deportation despite the fact that Cameroon would have been unsafe for her.

Ngamba achieved the uncommon feat of changing into a three-time, three-weight England Boxing nationwide beginner champion, terribly doing it by descending by means of divisions.

With out documentation she couldn’t field for Britain however saved her Olympic dream alive when she was chosen for the Refugee workforce.

She certified for Paris 2024, a major accomplishment in itself. In her first contest ultimately summer time’s Video games, Ngamba was drawn towards reigning world gold medallist Tammara Thibeault and delivered a stirring victory over the Canadian, then beat host-nation boxer Davina Michel.

Ngamba might have progressed additional as effectively, with Panama’s Atheyna Bylon edging her out on a contentious cut up choice of their semi-final.

Nonetheless, the bronze she received was a primary Olympic medal for the Refugee workforce and secured her place within the historical past books.

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