On November 12th, the IBF ordered Natasha Jonas of the UK and Flora Pili of France to begin negotiations to set up a contest for the vacant IBF interim junior welterweight title. An agreement was not be reached in the timeframe set forth by the IBF, so the sanctioning body has scheduled a purse bid for February 3rd. Jonas lost her last fight, a March 2025 welterweight unification bout, to Lauren Price. Overall, she is a two-division champ with a 16-3-1 record. Pili is 12-0 and has fought a good level of competition. The IBF, and true world junior welterweight champion is Katie Taylor of Ireland.