Zhilei Zhang stuns Joe Joyce in heavyweight main event Mikaela Mayer (18-1, 5 KOs) is ready to take over the lightweight division. The former unified junior lightweight champion made a successful debut at 135 pounds by defeating Swedish contender Lucy Wildheart (10-2, 4 KOs) via unanimous decision Saturday night at Copper Box Arena in London. The 32-year-old was … [Read more...] about Copper Box Cracker: Mikaela Mayer Notches One-Sided Decision Over Lucy Wildheart in Lightweight Debut
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Mikaela Mayer Defeats Jennifer Han & Retains Unified Championship
Giovani Santillan Stops Jeovanis Barraza in Welterweight Co-Feature Mikaela Mayer grew up in Southern California and then left to pursue a boxing career. After an Olympic berth, nearly five years as an unbeaten pro and a pair of world titles, Mayer finally authored her triumphant championship homecoming. Mayer bested former world champion Jennifer Han by … [Read more...] about Mikaela Mayer Defeats Jennifer Han & Retains Unified Championship
Weigh-In Results: Mikaela Mayer vs. Jennifer Han for Saturday, April 9 Bout
April 9, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ from The Hangar @ Orange County Fair & Event Center (Costa Mesa, Calif.) • Mikaela Mayer 129.8 vs. Jennifer Han 128.8(Mayer's WBO/IBF/Ring Magazine Junior Lightweight Titles — 10 Rounds) • Giovani Santillan 147.4 lbs vs. Jeovanis … [Read more...] about Weigh-In Results: Mikaela Mayer vs. Jennifer Han for Saturday, April 9 Bout
Breaking Barriers: Crystina Poncher and Mikaela Mayer to Form Boxing’s First All-Female Broadcast Booth August 14
Poncher (play-by-play) and Mayer (color commentary) will call international broadcast of the Tulsa tripleheader headlined by the super flyweight world title bout between Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney Broadcast history will be made Saturday, Aug. 14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Crystina Poncher and reigning WBO junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer will form boxing’s … [Read more...] about Breaking Barriers: Crystina Poncher and Mikaela Mayer to Form Boxing’s First All-Female Broadcast Booth August 14
The Monster Rises Again: Naoya Inoue Ready for Las Vegas Spotlight
Inoue-Michael Dasmarinas, Mikaela Mayer-Erica Farias and Adam Lopez-Isaac Dogboe to air LIVE Saturday on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (Simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Naoya "Monster" Inoue is a man of few words, but his devastating knockouts, climb up the pound-for-pound rankings and cult hero status among combat sports fans have elevated the Japanese prodigy to main … [Read more...] about The Monster Rises Again: Naoya Inoue Ready for Las Vegas Spotlight
June 19: Mikaela Mayer-Erica Farias & Adam Lopez-Isaac Dogboe on Inoue-Dasmarinas Card at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Mikaela Mayer’s first world title defense is coming on a monster card. Mayer, the 2016 U.S. Olympian from Los Angeles, will put her WBO female junior lightweight title on the line against former two-weight world champion Erica Farias on Saturday, June 19 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Mayer-Farias will serve as the co-feature to WBA/IBF bantamweight world … [Read more...] about June 19: Mikaela Mayer-Erica Farias & Adam Lopez-Isaac Dogboe on Inoue-Dasmarinas Card at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
October 31: Robson Conceição-Luis Coria, Jared Anderson and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez Added to Inoue-Moloney/Brodnicka-Mayer Championship Doubleheader LIVE on ESPN+
Robson Conceição, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist for his native Brazil, seeks to notch the signature win of his unblemished professional career when he takes on Luis Coria in a 10-round junior lightweight fight Saturday, Oct. 31 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble. Conceição-Coria will serve as the chief support bout to the world championship doubleheader featuring unified … [Read more...] about October 31: Robson Conceição-Luis Coria, Jared Anderson and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez Added to Inoue-Moloney/Brodnicka-Mayer Championship Doubleheader LIVE on ESPN+
October 31: Mikaela Mayer to Challenge Junior Lightweight World Champion Ewa Brodnicka as the Inoue-Moloney Co-Feature LIVE and Exclusively on ESPN+
Mikaela Mayer called on the junior lightweight world champions for a fight. One of them was mandated to answer. WBO female junior lightweight world champion Ewa Brodnicka will make the sixth defense of her title in a 10-round showdown against mandatory challenger Mayer on Halloween evening, Saturday, Oct. 31 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center. Brodnicka-Mayer … [Read more...] about October 31: Mikaela Mayer to Challenge Junior Lightweight World Champion Ewa Brodnicka as the Inoue-Moloney Co-Feature LIVE and Exclusively on ESPN+