Liverpool boxer Natasha Jonas talks to The Scouse Code about her life, love of football, her journey to boxing glory and the role her family has had in her life. Known as Miss GB, Jonas was the first female boxer to compete at an Olympics for Great Britain - on the biggest stage of all at London 2012. But her story of success had many highs and lows which made this scouser dig deep and prove to herself she can reach the top in the sport. At the time of recording this episode - Natasha holds the WBO female junior-middleweight, WBC female super-welterweight and the IBF Light middleweight titles. Jonas was speaking to Olympic Taekwondo medallist Bianca Cook and former BBC Sports reporter Paul Garrity at Gallaghers Boxing Gym in Bolton.

Topics:

• Success in her 30s • Rock bottom & finding boxing • Early success & Olympic qualification • Being a boxing trailblazer • 2012 Olympic heartbreak • Retiring from boxing • Life without boxing • Being a proud mum • The boxing comeback • The first professional fight • Success in professional boxing • Having a sporting family & sister Nikita Parris • Natasha's thoughts on women's boxing • Being a proud scouser & purple bins!

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