Jade Jones

Jade Jones fights Sheena Bathory for a Misfits Boxing women’s super middleweight title at Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday 12 September 2026. She came to the ring from taekwondo, where she won Olympic gold at London 2012 and defended it at Rio 2016. Her bout sits on the card headlined by Jordan McCann against Big Stacks.

Who is Jade Jones?

Two sports, one athlete. Jade Jones made her name in taekwondo, competing for Great Britain and winning Olympic gold twice, and she took up boxing after that. She fights under the Misfits Boxing banner, and her next bout is in Newcastle in September 2026.

What did Jade Jones win in taekwondo?

Olympic gold, twice. London 2012 came first, and it made her Britain’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medallist. Jones then defended the title at Rio 2016, four years on. Both golds came in taekwondo, before she had boxed at all, and they are the record she brought with her when she changed sport.

How has Jade Jones done since switching to boxing?

Two fights, two wins. The most recent came against Federikita in June 2026, a stoppage on a Misfits Boxing card, and Jones has not been beaten in the ring since switching codes. Two bouts is a short career, and her record is correct as at 28 July 2026.

Who does Jade Jones fight next?

Sheena Bathory is next for Jade Jones. The two meet at Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday 12 September 2026, with a Misfits Boxing women’s super middleweight title on the line. Jordan McCann against Big Stacks headlines the same card, and the whole bill starts at 7:00pm.

Does a Jade Jones fight suit a corporate group?

It works well as a group night out. A Misfits Boxing card is a Saturday evening in a city-centre arena, with a double Olympic champion on the bill and a run of bouts across the night rather than one fight to wait for. The tone is loud and informal, and it needs no explaining to guests who do not follow boxing.

What does an evening at a Misfits Boxing card involve?

The Newcastle card starts at 7:00pm and runs through the evening, with the Jade Jones and Sheena Bathory bout one of several on the bill alongside the Jordan McCann against Big Stacks headline fight. Full details of the bill sit on the page for the McCann vs Big Stacks card at Utilita Arena Newcastle.

What other boxing nights are coming up in the UK?

Other headline and crossover boxing cards across the UK are listed on the major boxing fights page.

How do you get to Utilita Arena Newcastle for the Jade Jones fight?

On foot, it is roughly ten to fifteen minutes from Newcastle Central Station, which serves both National Rail and the Tyne and Wear Metro. Local bus services also connect from the city centre. The arena itself is on Arena Way, and there is more on the building on the Utilita Arena Newcastle venue page.

Where can you check the details of Jade Jones’s next fight?

The page for the Newcastle fight card carries the date, the venue, the start time and the bouts announced so far, correct as at 28 July 2026. New names have been added to the bill in recent weeks, so the lower half of the card can still move.