5'9" super featherweight Mikaela
Joslin Mayer, born on July 4, 1990, born in Woodland
Hills, California, USA, and currently as of 2020, resides in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. WBAN's first contact with
Mayer was in 2012, at the history-first Olympic Trials, where
she was one of 24 amateur boxers competing to be in the first
Olympics that was held in 2012 in London, England. [Top photo by
Mary Ann Owen]
In a summary of her
amateur career before turning pro, she won a bronze medal at the
2012 World Championships and competed for the U.S. at the 2016
Olympics. As of December 2020, she is ranked #1 with
BoxRec as a Super Featherweight.
On August 5, 2017, Mikaela, at
131½, made her professional debut, when she fought at the
Microsoft Theatre, in Los Angeles, California. She wasted
little time in stopping her opponent, Widnelly Figueroa, 129½,
at 1:15 seconds of the first round, with the bout scheduled for
four rounds.
On September 22, 2017, at the
Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, Mayer, 131 3/4, won in
an impressive performance, won by a third round TKO over Allison
Martinez, 131 3/4. The bout was scheduled for four rounds. At
this time in her career, Mayer was signed to Top Rank
Promotions.
On December 9, 2017, at the
Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, Mayer, 131¼, now 3-0-0
(2KO), won a four-round majority decision over Nydia Feliciano,
131¼, of Bronx, New York. The final judges scores were 38-38,
36-40, and 36-40. Referee IWBHF Hall of Famer, Sparkle Lee ref'd
her bout.
On March 10, 2018, at the Stub
Center, in Carson, California, Mayer, 131½, won by a first round
0:35 KO over Maria Semertzoglou, 130½. The bout was scheduled
for four rounds.
On May 5, 2018, at the Madison Square Garden, New York, Mayer,
131½, won a six-round unanimous decision over Baby Nansen, 131.
Final judges scores were 60-54 on all cards.
On June 30, 2020, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Mayer, 131¼, won a six-round unanimous decision over
Sheena Flamand, 130¾. Final judges scores were all 60-53.
On August 25, 2018, at the Gila River Arena, in
Glendale, Arizona, junior lightweight Mikaela Mayer, 129¼, won
by a third round [2:00] RTD, over Edina Kiss, 128½, of Budapest, Hungary,
in a scheduled six round bout. Mayer remains undefeated with a 7-0-0
(4KO), and Kiss dropped to 14-8-0 (8KO).
On October 13, 2018, at the CHI Health Center,
in Omaha, Nebraska, Mayer, 129.5, won an eight-round unanimous
decision over Vanessa Bradford, 128¾. the two were fighting for the vacant
NABF Super featherweight title.
On December 14, 2018, at the American Bank Center,
Corpus Christi, Texas, Mayer, 129.5, won an eight-round unanimous
decision over Calista Silgado. The two were fighting for the NABF Super
featherweight title.
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On February 15, 2019, at
the Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, In a women's bout
Mikaela Mayer, 129.5, now 10-0-0 (4KO), of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, faced Yereli Larios, 129.5,
13-2-1(3KO), in a eight-round bout for the NABF Super
Featherweight title. Mayer won the bought by a unanimous
decision. |
On June 15, 2019, at the MGM Hotel, in Las Vegas,
Nevada, in a women's ten-round bout, Mayer, faced. Lizbeth Crespo, of Argentina. The female bout was on the Tyson
Fury vs. Tom Schwarz card, it was televised on ESPN 2 & ESPN+.Crespo
and Mayer battled from the first to the last round throwing punches
together, keeping the pressure on in every round. The Judges scores,
100-90, 99-91, 98-92.
Photo Credit: Mary Ann Owen / Mayer vs. Crespo
On October 26, 2019, at the Reno-Sparks
Convention Center, Reno, Nevada,
Mayer, 129.5, won by a sixth round
RTD over Alejandra Zamora, 129.5. The two were fighting for
the NABF Super featherweight title.
On July 14, 2020, at the Bubble, MGM
Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mayer, 131.5, won a ten-round unanimous decision over
Helen Joseph, 129. Final judges scores were 99-91, 100-90, and
100-90.
October 31, 2020 - The Bubble,
MGM Hotel & Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mayer, 129¾, won a
ten-round unanimous decision over Ewa Brodnicka, 130¼, with the
two fighting for the vacant WBO World Super Featherweight title.
On June 19, 2021, at the Virgin
Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mayer took on a tough fight with
Erica Farias, and winning by a 10-round unanimous decision. The
two were fighting for the WBO Junior Lightweight World title. It
was reported that Mayer adjusted, turned up the heat and
defeated Erica Farias. This was a first successful defense of
her belt.
On November 5, 2021, at theVirgin Hotels in Las
Vegas, Nevada,
Boxing fans were delighted with a superb display of a couple of the best
female boxers in the professional ranks. Mikaela Mayer, 129½, of
Colorado Springs, Colorado, took on one of the toughest battles so far as a
pro after having a successful career in the amateurs, when she fought Maiva
Hamadouche, 128½, of Fontenay le Fleury, Paris, France went toe-to-toe with
Mayer, in what was described as one of the best female fights this year.
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Shields Wins by Decision, Baumgardner
by a split and more!
Photo credits:
Courtesy of Top Rank
Top Rank Press Release
October 16, 2022 |
LONDON (Oct. 16, 2022) — Last
night Alycia Baumgardner (13-1, 7 KOs) is now one step closer to
becoming undisputed champion after scoring a razor-thin split
decision victory over Mikaela Mayer (17-1, 5 KOs) to unify the
WBC, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine junior lightweight titles
Saturday evening at The O2 Arena.
Full Story
Mayer continues her successful boxing career thus far as a
professional, and when she fought as an amateur boxer.
Summary of her Amateur Boxing Career:
2016 AIBA Americas Qualifier:
Gold Medalist,
Lightweight 60 kg (132 lbs)
2016 Olympic Trials Champion
2015 USA Boxing National Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)
2014 USA Boxing National Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)
2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships: Bronze Medalist,
Light welterweight 64 kg (141 lbs)
2012 AMBC Continental Championships: Gold Medalist 64 kg (141
lbs)2012 USA Boxing National Champion 64 kg (141 lbs)
2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Runner-Up 60 kg (132 lbs)
2011 National Golden Gloves: Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)
To always get her latest
professional boxing record, go to
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/803614. [We will not
continue to update her professional boxing record on this
biography.]
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