Ahead of the biggest Welsh boxing event of the year, the Sportin Wales Podcast welcomed former boxer turned trainer Gary Lockett and boxing journalist Dewi Powell to run the rule over Lauren Price’s hometown fight with Jessica McCaskill on Saturday.

The Olympic champion is aiming to win her first world title and is up against current WBA, WBC, and IBO welterweight title holder McCaskill.

Dewi Powell, though, is confident that Price can overcome her experienced opposition.

“It could be a fight where she wins all 10 rounds or wins eight of the 10 rounds, but I would not be surprised at all if she won,” Powell said on the Sportin Wales Podcast.

“Each of the rounds will be competitive. Stylistically, Jessica McCaskill is rough and tough.

“She likes to fight up close and, while she can look a little bit untidy, she has had a lot of success. She’s physically strong for a female welterweight and she makes that count.”

Powell added that he thinks that McCaskill’s style matches well to Price’s strengths.

“Lauren does her best work at mid to long range,” he said.

“If she can manage that distance, she should be able to control the fight. That’s why I expect her to rack up the rounds.”

Price, despite being an Olympic, European, World, and Commonwealth champion, is still a relatively inexperienced at the professional level. She has won all of her six fights since going pro in 2022.

“I think she’s adapted into the pros relatively well,” said Powell.

“There were a couple of little things. When she turned over [to professional boxing] I think her chin was a bit high and she was bouncing on the balls of the feet a bit much, but she has since settled down.

“I think the challenge that she’s had is just that quality of opposition, you tend to find in female professional boxing. There’s a big difference between the top females in the world and those further down.

“McCaskill is really experienced at this stage, seen it, done it. She hasn’t always won, but will be comfortable in this environment. I’m sure Lauren will be as well. But it just might be a new experience for her as a pro.”

One eye catching point of note in Price’s professional career so far is that she is yet to lose a round, let alone a fight. Lockett is not surprised, though, such is the talent that she possesses.

“That’s something that I’d expect from an Olympic gold medalist,” he said.

“She is a talented boxer and I think her talent alone will probably be enough to beat McCaskill but she is going to be tested at certain points.

“You might not see it in the action but McCaskill is strong and knows how to surprise, how to come through adversity. She will push Lauren.”

Powell also added that Price may lose her first round in professional boxing.

“Lauren has made good fighters look levels and levels below her,” Powell said.

“This is the first fight where I think she may lose a round or two. She may have to respond to that and keep going.

“She could win every round but I think that the margin that she wins those rounds against McCaskill may be noticeably smaller than when she’s beaten previous boxers.”