On Saturday at a boxing evening in London, the fight of the unified ex-world champion in the second featherweight is at stake Mikaela Mayer (17-1, 5 KOs) and Cristina Linardatu (14-2, 6 KOs) will have an interim WBC lightweight title. The difference in height between them is 12 cm, and this was especially noticeable at the press conference before their meeting for a duel of views.
The full champion of the World Boxing Council in this division is Kathy Taylor. If Mayer wins the interim title, she will become the official contender for the Irish boxer. Linardat was second only to Kathy Taylor and Delfin Persun in the professional ring. The track record of the boxer from Greece also includes a victory over Alicia Baumgardner, who beat Mayer on points in the fall.
The main event of the April evening in London will be the fight for the interim WBO heavyweight title between Joe Joyce and Zhang Zhilei. Boxing fans will also see a fight for the British middleweight title between Denzel Bentley and Kieran Smith.
