On January 20, at a boxing evening from the Boxxer promotional organization in Liverpool, a fight between the IBF world welterweight champion will take place Natasha Jonas (14-2-1, 9 KOs) and former world champion in the second featherweight division Michaela Mayer (19-1, 5 KOs).
Former World Champion Michaela Mayer (17-1, 5 KOs) made a successful lightweight debut against late replacement Lucy Wildhart (10-1, 4 KOs), winning by unanimous decision on the undercard on Saturday night Joyce-Zhilei in London. Judges' scores are 98-92, 100-90 and 98-91. Thus, Mayer won the interim WBC title at 61 kg and became the mandatory contender for Katie Taylor.
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.
Michaela Mayer (17-1, 5 KOs) announced her move to the lightweight category. In the spring, the former world featherweight champion is set to make her debut in the new division, crossing gloves with Cristina Linardatu (14-2, 6 KOs).
“She is still resentful, she is still a miserable loser,” said Alicia Baumgardner in an interview with BoxingScene.com to her former rival Mikaela Mayer, which she defeated by a majority vote on October 15 in London in a unification fight for the WBC, IBF and WBO featherweight titles. — I like it because it will go down in history. She can never take that away from me."