Despite being just 21 years old, and having had only eight professional outings, Fran Hennessy is hoping to become an undisputed champion within the next 12 months.<\/p>\n
Such a feat would eclipse the phenomenal achievement of Gabriela Fundora, who became the youngest-ever fighter, male or female, to hold all four major titles at once.<\/p>\n
She did so at the age of 22, in November 2024, giving Hennessy roughly a year to make history by dethroning bantamweight queen Cherneka Johnson.<\/p>\n
As the WBC mandatory challenger at 118lbs, Hennessy fully expects to be facing Johnson by the time their fight gets ordered.<\/p>\n
Until then, however, the unbeaten contender has described Aurora De Persio as the \u201cperfect opponent\u201d to remain active against at London\u2019s Wembley Arena, featuring on the undercard of Adam Azim vs Steve Claggett this Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n While speaking with Boxing News, among other outlets, Hennessy also said she suspects potential rival \u2018Sugar Neekz\u2019 to have an unofficial date in the diary.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Cherneka\u2019s got a fight lined up already\u2026 but definitely, we\u2019ll be pushing for that fight to happen. I\u2019d love to be the youngest-ever undisputed world champion.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the meantime \u2013 until that fight gets done \u2013 I want to be active, and I feel like Aurora\u2019s the perfect opponent for that.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me and my team, we believe [a WBC title shot might come] at the end of this year, or early next year. All I know is that, when that fight is called, I\u2019m going to be ready \u2013 and I\u2019m going to take it with both hands.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Cherneka keeps all the belts, which I\u2019m sure she will, then I\u2019ll be [mandated] to fight for all [four] of them.\u201d<\/p>\n