Champion Taylor enters the fight having won impressively over Rose Volante in March, where she scored a stoppage victory in Philadelphia. Now, in her 14th professional bout, she is putting her undefeated record on the line against arguably the stiffest test in her career against a woman who has over three times the professional experience.

Persoon is entering the fight off of a victory in March over Melissa St Vil. Persoon has a very long professional record, with only one loss on it that happened way back in 2010. Since then, she has rattled off 34 victories in a row and is one of the best female fighters pound for pound in the world, just like champion Katie Taylor.

Taylor enters the fight with a record of 13 victories, no losses, and 6 wins coming via knockout. Persoon, on the other hand, is coming into the unification match with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss, and 18 wins via knockout.