Tokyo Olympians Price and Artingstall sign pro deals

Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall believe the time is right to turn professional after the Tokyo Olympic medallists announced they have signed long-term promotional deals. Price and Artingstall were unveiled as the newest signings to the Boxxer roster ahead of WBO World Middleweight champion Savannah Marshall's victory over Femke Hermans. Ad/> Price won gold in the middleweight division at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games while Artingstall secured bronze in the highly competitive women's featherweight division.

/> Boxing‘Welcome to the pro game!’ — McCormack stops Menzie with ‘lovely’ shot26/03/2022 AT 01:33 The duo, both 27, are partners away from boxing and said the time was right to enter the pro ranks after reaching the pinnacle of the sport as amateurs in Tokyo. «Women's boxing is right up there and there's no better time to turn (pro),» the Welsh fighter said. «The new journey is to become a world champion.

»I won gold [at Tokyo]. The money in the professional ranks is life-changing. It was a no-brainer really and as an amateur I ticked everything off.

«I reached the pinnacle of the sport becoming an Olympian, going to the Olympic Games and winning gold, it was the right time to turn pro.» While Price won Olympic gold at middleweight, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 world champion plans to compete at featherweight when she makes her pro debut later this year. «Tokyo is done now and it's the next chapter. It was a dream come true of mine, it's been a dream since I was eight to go to the Olympics, let alone win gold,» Price added.