Natasha Jonas’ trainer called Lauren Price “bang out of order” for missing a scheduled face-off and questioned why his fighter is considered the underdog for Friday’s world title unification fight in London.
Liverpool’s Jonas, 40, is the IBF and WBC champion, while Wales’ Price, 30, holds the WBA belt.
After a slow start, Wednesday’s news conference at The Dorchester hotel in London picked up when trainer Joe Gallagher took to the microphone.
He called Price “disrespectful” for not turning up on Tuesday morning for a face-off at the fight venue.
Price and her team blamed miscommunication from organisers, but Gallagher continued to steal the show.
“The agenda and narrative with Lauren is that she is an unbelievable fighter, this Ivan Drago-type character. That’s just not the case,” he said, referencing the character from the Rocky film series.
Price rolled her eyes at Gallagher’s comments, replying: “He likes to talk.”
Asked why she will win on Friday, Price said: “Too quick, too good and too young.”
But Gallagher had the final word, retorting: “I can’t wait until after the fight when we can say ‘too old, too slow and too good’.”
