There’s a Sheffield v Doncaster boxing battle coming up

They are two young women at the start of their professional boxing careers who share one thing in common...a healthy dislike of each other.

Sheffield's Samantha Lightfoot and Doncaster's Billy Jarmolinski look set to take their mutual grudge into the ring by the end of the year, possibly for the Central Area bantamweight title.

Before then, both will be working on their skills, stamina and mindset as they try to rise up the ratings.

Billy Jarmolinski winning at Magna | Bob Westerdale

placeholder image — Billy Jarmolinski winning at Magna | Bob Westerdale

Lightfoot, who lives off West Street in the city centre, is 23 years old, trains at Manor Boxing Academy and has made a 3-0 start to her career.

Jarmolinski, who is the same age and trains at Athletic Boxing Club, Doncaster, has a 4-0 sheet.

She was in action at Rotherham's Magna Centre last weekend, outpointing Grimsby's Alisha Lewis in a punishing six-rounder.

Afterwards, she accused Lightfoot of being "tippy tapper" adding: "I bang, and that's that.

"I am ready for everything and going to come for everything. Nobody is going to take anything away from us" she told the Boxed In channel.

Lightfoot was dismissive of her views and said she was more focused on her own first six rounder, at the Magna on June 20.

"My eyes are on June 20 and she (Jarmolinski) is next.

"We have had a bit of a back and forth on Instagram, but she is not my concern, right now. If she wants to say all that, fair enough, it is what it is."

The Roger Sampson trained fighter said she had packed plenty of learning into her last two fights.

"My second pro fight was at super bantam (March this year) and was brilliant, really it was an easy win. I took it to the girl (Sydney Chambers) and practised my craft.

"A couple of weeks later we were offered a fight in Northampton against a 1-0 girl, (Zoe Newton) in the away corner. I just thought 'Why not, I'll get the rounds in and the win' and we did."

Sam admitted she'd initially been anxious at putting her unbeaten record on the line against a taller girl, at featherweight.

"It was toe-to-toe, very entertaining - had people buzzing and we got paid!"

Now she says she is working on gradual improvements in her style.

In a possible reference to Billy, she said: "I need to get better at sitting down on my shots, I have got power, some people think I don't, it is just that I haven't shown it yet. But I will let that power go and the stoppages will come."