Lauren Price: Unified world champion to defend welterweight world titles against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino in Cardiff
Lauren Price will take on Stephanie Pineiro Aquino on Saturday April 4 at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff; Price is the unified world champion and holds the WBA, WBC and IBF world welterweight titles
Friday 30 January 2026 09:14, UK
Lauren Price will defend her WBA, WBC and IBF world welterweight titles against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino on Saturday April 4 at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff.
Olympic gold medallist and unified world champion Lauren Price MBE (9-0, 2 KOS) was the first boxer from Wales and only the second ever female from Great Britain to win a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
As a professional, Price became Wales' first ever female world champion when defeating former undisputed champion Jessica McCaskill.
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Most recently, Price triumphed over Natasha Jonas in a landmark bout at the Royal Albert Hall to unify the welterweight world titles and has since been calling for an undisputed fight with WBO ruler Mikaela Mayer.
Before an undisputed fight is possible, Price must first overcome her mandatory challenger Stephanie Pineiro Aquino (10-0, 3 KOs).
Currently ranked third in the world by The Ring, Aquino is unbeaten in her 10 professional contests and is the reigning WBA Interim World Welterweight Champion.
Known as 'The Medicine', Aquino has been tipped as the latest boxing star from Puerto Rico following in the footsteps of famous fighting sisters Amanda and Cindy Serrano.
Aquino can expect a lively reception in Cardiff as Price fights at home in Wales for the first time since her historic win over McCaskill in 2024.
Lauren Price MBE said: "Defending my world titles at home in Wales means everything to me.
"I want to repay the support everyone has shown me with another great performance. I never turn down a challenge.
"Stephanie Pineiro Aquino is a dangerous fighter, but nothing is going to stop me from getting my hand raised on April 4 in Cardiff. Yma o hyd."
Stephanie Pineiro Aquino said: "I respect everything Lauren Price has achieved, but I have worked all my life for this moment, and I am ready to show I am the best in the world.
"Lauren may have the home fans on her side, but I have a country behind me too. I am coming to take those belts back to Puerto Rico."
