Mikaela Mayer

Mikaela Joslin Mayer (born July 4, 1990) is an American professional boxer. She is a former a unified super featherweight world champion, holding the WBO female title since 2020 and the IBF female title since November 2021, before losing both in October 2022. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Championships and competed for the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics. As of February 2021, she is ranked as the world's second best active female super featherweight by BoxRec[2] and third by The Ring,[3] as well as the tenth best active female, pound for pound, by The Ring.[3]

Mikaela Mayer
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Reach66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-07-04) July 4, 1990[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO5
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qinhuangdao Light welterweight

Amateur career

Mayer competed internationally as part of Team USA in the women's 60 kg category at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[4][5] She defeated Jennifer Chieng in Round 16 before being eliminated in the quarterfinal by Russian Anastasia Belyakova, who took a majority decision.[6]

Amateur accolades

Professional career

After signing with Top Rank, Mayer made her debut in August 2017. She defeated Widnelly Figueroa by knockout in one round.

Professional boxing record
18 fights 17 wins 1 loss
By knockout 5 0
By decision 12 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 17–1 United States Alycia Baumgardner SD 10 Oct 15, 2022 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England Lost WBO, IBF, and The Ring female super featherweight titles;
For WBC female super featherweight title
17 Win 17–0 United States Jennifer Han UD 10 Apr 9, 2022 United States OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, California, U.S. Retained WBO, IBF, The Ring female super featherweight titles
16 Win 16–0 France Maïva Hamadouche UD 10 Nov 5, 2021 United States Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, U.S. Retained WBO female super featherweight title;
Won IBF and inaugural The Ring super featherweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Argentina Érica Farías UD 10 Jun 19, 2021 United States Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBO female super featherweight title
14 Win 14–0 Poland Ewa Brodnicka UD 10 Oct 31, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant WBO female super featherweight title
13 Win 13–0 Nigeria Helen Joseph UD 10 Jul 14, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Argentina Alejandra Soledad Zamora RTD 6 (10), 2:00 Oct 26, 2019 United States Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC-NABF female super featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Argentina Lizbeth Crespo UD 10 Jun 15, 2019 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Yareli Larios UD 8 Feb 15, 2019 United States Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBC-NABF female super featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Colombia Calista Silgado UD 8 Dec 14, 2018 United States American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC-NABF female super featherweight title
8 Win 8–0 Canada Vanessa Bradford UD 8 Oct 13, 2018 United States CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Won vacant WBC-NABF female super featherweight title
7 Win 7–0 Hungary Edina Kiss TKO 3 (6), 2:00 Aug 25, 2018 United States Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Canada Sheena Flamand UD 6 Jun 30, 2018 United States Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 New Zealand Baby Nansen UD 6 May 12, 2018 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Greece Maria Semertzoglou KO 1 (4), 0:35 Mar 10, 2018 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Nydia Feliciano MD 4 Dec 9, 2017 United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Allison Martinez TKO 3 (4), 0:39 Sep 22, 2017 United States Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Widnelly Figueroa KO 1 (4), 1:15 Aug 5, 2017 United States Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Personal life

Between 2003 and 2005, Mayer played bass in a heavy metal band Lia-Fail; the band included Nita Strauss.[7][8]

References
  1. "Mikaela Mayer profile". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  2. "BoxRec: Female super featherweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Stevens, Carrie (May 8, 2013). "How Boxer Mikaela Mayer Knocks Out Cravings". Fitness.
  5. Nuñez, Alanna (September 20, 2013). "How Model-Turned-Boxer Mikaela Mayer Stays Fit". Shape.
  6. Kevin Iole (August 15, 2016). "American boxer Mikaela Mayer falls just short of Olympic medal". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  7. "Inside the music: The story of the fast rise and quick fall of Mikaela Mayer's teenage metal band". ESPN.com. June 16, 2021.
  8. "NITA STRAUSS To Play Boxing Champion MIKAELA MAYER To Ring For Historic Title Unification Bout". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. November 5, 2021.

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