By: Sean Crose
Michaela Mayer now has three junior middleweight title belts in her possession. By defeating Mary Spencer Thursday evening in Canada, America’s Mayer turned much more solidified in her place as one of many high feminine boxers on the planet. On high of successful the WBC and WBO titles after the sound of the ultimate bell on Thursday, Mayer walked out of the ring in possession of the WBA title belt as properly. “I’ve gained a WBO earlier than,” mentioned Mayer (courtesy of the BBC) “however I’ve by no means had the WBA or WBC put round my waist, so that is additional particular.”
Whereas Spencer actually confirmed as much as struggle on Thursday, she merely didn’t have the power to deal with the way more expert Mayer. “She’s a robust, stable opponent,” Mayer mentioned of Spencer. “Props to her, she didn’t should take this struggle…she took a giant threat taking up a fighter like me. I all the time come ahead and placed on robust fights.” Nicely Spencer actually had nothing to be ashamed of, the evening clearly belonged to Mayer. The thirty 5 yr outdated Californian has continued her reign as one of many greatest attracts in feminine boxing.
“A very powerful factor is that I’ve choices,” the world titlist claimed.”I’d like to do each – return right down to 147lb for undisputed, then come again up and defend at 154lb.” Mayer has greater than good cause to really feel snug with the choices she’s introduced with. She stays the WBO welterweight champion of the world, that means that leaping up and down from one division to the following is greater than possible at this level. It’s all a far cry than the struggles Mayer was going through not so way back.
“I got here off two years of my profession, took a left flip and needed to get my manner again to this place…It was an incredible expertise and I can do each. We’ll should see what’s finest.” With losses to the likes of Natasha Jonas and Alycia Baumgardner now properly behind her, Mayor can concentrate on the long run, together with a doable struggle with Claressa Shields who might be essentially the most highly-regarded feminine boxer on the planet. Certainly it is perhaps a becoming match between the 2, a excessive profile affair that may determine who one of the best lady’s fighter within the sport actually is. Each Mayer and Shields actually have the boldness and the talents to make it a a lot see occasion.
