Lauren Price looking ahead to wedding after victory over Stephanie Pineiro

Lauren Price hopes to still hear wedding bells and walk down the aisle next month after her victorious bloody battle against Stephanie Pineiro in Cardiff.

Price was a clear winner on the scorecards – two judges scoring it 98-92 and the other 99-91 – over a pulsating 10-rounder that saw the WBA, WBC and IBF world welterweight belts remain in Wales.

But Price ended the contest covered in blood after a cut mouth prompted nervous glances among her fans from the fifth round onwards – and hopes her partner Carlie Jones will still marry her on May 30th.

Price attended a brief press post-fight conference before heading to a nearby hospital for a check up.

“I think it looks a lot worse than it is if I’m honest,” said Price, 31, after taking her unblemished professional record to double figures.

“It’s a little cut in my mouth, but (trainer) Rob McCracken kept me calm and collected.

“Hopefully my partner’s still going to marry me in May.”