Mikaela Mayer

2022 - 10 - 15

Alycia Baumgardner

Post cover — Image courtesy of "BBC Sport"

Baumgardner narrowly defeats Mayer for belts (BBC Sport)

WBC super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner strips Mikaela Mayer of her IBF and WBO belts to become unified champion in London.

A section of the crowd booed Baumgardner as she conducted her post-fight speech, but the 13-1 world champion shrugged off the jeers as she continued to upset the odds and became the first woman to beat Mayer. Mayer was now settled on her jab, looking to outwork Baumgardner but a clash of heads opened a cut on the right eyebrow of the US Olympian. Mayer stepped forward, landing an overhand right and in the next round backed Baumgardner up for the first time with the same right hand, but this time followed by a left hook.

Claressa Shields-Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer-Alycia ... (ESPN.co.uk)

Alycia Baumgardner defeated Mikaela Mayer by split decision, while Claressa Shields beat Savannah Marshall by unanimous decision.

Shields 10-9. Marshall 10-9. Shields 87-84. Baumgardner 10-9. Mayer 10-9. Shields 78-74. Round 10: Marshall appeared to land a little more and be a little more aggressive in the final round. Shields 68-65. Shields 40-36. Shields 30-27. Shields 20-18. Baumgardner 30-27.

Alycia Baumgardner beats Mikaela Mayer by split decision to unify ... (Sky Sports)

Alycia Baumgardner adds WBO and IBF titles to her WBC super-featherweight belt with a split decision win over Mikaela Mayer with two scores of 96-95, ...

The Mayer jab returned as a factor in the latter stages while Baumgardner occasionally sought to take the fight to the inside in view of throwing her uppercut. Baumgardner's powerful counter punches off the back foot caught the eyes of the judges as she added the WBO and IBF titles to her WBC belt with two scores of 96-95, while the third official scored it 97-93 to Mayer at The O2. Alycia Baumgardner adds WBO and IBF titles to her WBC super-featherweight belt with a split decision win over Mikaela Mayer with two scores of 96-95, while the third official scored it 97-93 to Mayer at The O2.

Mikaela Mayer calls for rematch or Katie Taylor clash after split ... (Sky Sports)

Alycia Baumgardner added WBO and IBF titles to her WBC super-featherweight belt with a split decision win over Mikaela Mayer with two scores of 96-95, ...

"I still want Katie Taylor, I still feel I deserve that," she added. "I do believe I won strongly," Mayer said. "I still want the biggest fights and, if Baumgardner doesn't want to give me a rematch which she said yesterday, I think she should because I think I deserve a rematch and I think I won and if she believes that she is the best she will give that to me, but if not, I am still going to go for the biggest fights.

Photos: Alycia Baumgardner Edges Mikaela Mayer, One Away From ... (BoxingScene.com)

Baumgardner, Mayer Fight Photos Gallery - O2 Arena, London - In a super featherweight unification for the IBF, WBC, IBO, WBO titles, Alycia Baumgardner ...