Mikaela Mayer

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Mikaela Mayer
Mikaela mayer team usa shot.jpg
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Reach66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-07-04) July 4, 1990 (age 31)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Qinhuangdao Light welterweight

Mikaela Joslin Mayer (born July 4, 1990) is an American professional boxer. She is a unified super featherweight world champion, having held the WBO female title since 2020 and the IBF female title since November 2021. 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]

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[]

  • 2016 AIBA Americas Qualifier: Gold Medalist, Lightweight 60 kg (132 lbs)[1]
  • 2016 Olympic Trials Champion[1]
  • 2015 USA Boxing National Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)[1]
  • 2014 USA Boxing National Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)[1]
  • 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships: Bronze Medalist, Light welterweight 64 kg (141 lbs)[1]
  • 2012 AMBC Continental Championships: Gold Medalist 64 kg (141 lbs)[1]
  • 2012 USA Boxing National Champion 64 kg (141 lbs)[1]
  • 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Runner-Up 60 kg (132 lbs)[1]
  • 2011 National Golden Gloves: Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)[1]

Professional career[]

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

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 11 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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. ^ a b "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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