NATASHA JONAS has had a year of lows but she's taking comfort from the fact she can tuck into her Christmas dinner.
The Liverpool fighter returns to the ring tonight in her home city against Ivana Habazin in what is a unification clash for the IBF and WBC welterweight titles.
But it has been a long year of fights falling through and big nights promised not materialising for the 40-year-old world champion since she beat Mikaela Mayer back in January.
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