Natasha Jonas was born on 18 June 1984 in the Toxteth area of Liverpool, England, to parents Terry and Esther Jonas — one of three children. Her father introduced her to boxing through his own love of the sport, though she initially pursued football, earning a scholarship to play in the United States before a cruciate ligament injury at age 20 ended those plans.

She turned to boxing in 2005, training at Liverpool’s Rotunda Gym, and rapidly rose through the amateur ranks, winning five ABA Championships in her first five years and gold at the 2009 and 2011 European Union Championships. In 2012, she made history as the first female British boxer to compete at the Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in London before losing to Katie Taylor. She briefly retired in 2015 before returning to turn professional in 2017.

As a professional, Jonas became a two-weight world champion, unifying WBC and WBO female light-middleweight titles between 2022 and 2025, and was the first woman to win the British Boxing Board of Control’s British Boxer of the Year award. In 2023, she became the first Black woman to hold a boxing manager’s licence in British history. She has one child and has spoken about balancing motherhood with her boxing career, saying the best title she could win is “Mum.”

Since transitioning toward broadcasting, Natasha has become a regular pundit and commentator for Sky Sports Boxing, alongside veterans like Johnny Nelson and Matt Macklin, providing analysis on major fight cards. She was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to boxing.