MIKAELA MAYER takes on Alycia Baumgardner on Saturday night in a huge co-main event fight at the O2 Arena.
The card, headlined by Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall, will be the first ever all-female fight night on UK shores.
Filled with young, emerging talent, including Team GB Olympic gold-medallist Lauren Price and Caroline Dubois, it should be a cracking night of action.
But slotting into that that co-main spot is Mayer’s three-belt unification with Baumgardner at super-featherweight.
Mayer holds the IBF and WBO titles, while Baumgardner has the WBC strap in her grasp, having beaten Terri Harper for it last year.
The pair have shared a heated build-up so far, with Mayer even attempting to throw a kick at her opponent at Friday’s weigh-in.
When is Mayer vs Baumgardner?
- Mayer’s big clash with Baumgardner will take place on Saturday, October 15.
- The fight should get underway from around 9-9.30pm BST.
- Shields vs Marshall ring-walks will come after Mayer vs Baumgardner.
- The event will be held at London’s O2 Arena.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Mayer vs Baumgardner will be shown live on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.
- You can live stream the action from the Sky Go or NOW TV apps, both of which are available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
Full card
- Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall
- Mikaela Mayer vs Alycia Baumgardner
- Caroline Dubois vs Milena Koleva
- Lauren Price vs Timea Belik
- Karris Artingstall vs Marina Sakharov
- Ebonie Jones vs Vanessa Caballero
- April Hunter vs Erica Alvarez
- Shannon Ryan vs Bucha El Quassi
- Ginny Fuchs vs Gemma Ruegg
- Sarah Liegmann vs Bec Connolly
- Georgia O’Connor vs Joyce van Ee
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What has been said?
“She started to push me back,” Mayer said of her scrap with Baumgardner at the weigh-in.
“I didn’t have any arms because I (am carrying) three belts. So, I had to use my legs.
“I feel great. All this talk of me struggling to make weight is a reflection of this girl. She’s struggling. She’s spending too much time in the weight room.”
“I’m here to be unified champion of the world,” said Baumgardner.
“There’s no other option in my head. To get her out of there, to have the referee stop it, Coach Al (Mitchell) throw in the towel. But this girl gotta go.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
