Hammond native Yuratovac to receive another title shot

Hammond native Amy Yuratovac has secured another chance to fight for a professional boxing title.

Yuratovac, a 26-year-old Clark graduate, is scheduled to face South Bend native Eva Jones-Young, 45, for the vacant NABC junior welterweight title Nov. 24 at Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis. The contract for the bout was signed Wednesday, said Dennis Hardesty, Yuratovac's trainer.

"She's one of the oldest but also one of the best," Hardesty said of Jones-Young. "You cannot take her lightly. She's a three-time world champion. She's been in close fights. She always has a few tricks up her sleeve, but I think we'll have a little more."

In May, Yuratovac (6-3, six knockouts) had a shot at capturing the WBA and WBC world welterweight titles, but she fell short, losing by a unanimous decision to Cecilia Braekhus (13-0, two KOs) in Helsinki, Finland.

Jones-Young (15-4-1, five KOs) will be back in action for the first time since March, when she lost by a unanimous decision to Cedar Lake native Kristy Follmar (16-2, nine KOs) with the WBF light welterweight title on the line.