After two controversial split-decision defeats of their final 4 fights, a former unified world champion has introduced a shock cut up from their workforce.
Mikaela Mayer held the WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles forward of an undisputed conflict in opposition to Alycia Baumgardner on the Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall card in October 2022.
After a closely-fought contest, Baumgardner was declared because the winner however various viewers felt as if Mayer had finished sufficient to say the undisputed 130lb throne.
The American bounced again with two factors wins in 2023 earlier than transferring as much as welterweight and taking over Natasha Jonas on away soil, travelling to Liverpool for one more high-profile main-event conflict.
As soon as once more, loads of followers have been shocked on the scorecards as Jonas bought a beneficial determination, intriguingly profitable 96-95 on one of many playing cards.
Because of the questionable split-decision, Mayer and Jonas appeared poised for a rematch, though it now appears as if talks have collapsed. One different opponent for Mayer could be WBO welterweight champion Sandy Ryan, however in March, Eddie Hearn spoke of the problems in staging that bout.
“The opposite struggle [for Sandy Ryan], which is clearly troublesome as a result of it’s [within] the identical workforce – is Mikaela Mayer, which is an amazing struggle.”
Mayer and Ryan educated out of the identical DLX Boxing fitness center in Las Vegas, following on from Ryan’s determination to separate from long-term coach Clifton Mitchell. Two months after Hearn’s feedback, Mayer took to social media to disclose that she has determined to half methods along with her workforce in Vegas and that she is eager to land a world title match-up in opposition to her former stablemate.
“Not anymore. Let’s run it.”
“I’ve had the identical workforce my whole profession. I’m loyal to the bone however I’ve boundaries & they’ve been crossed.”
As for Ryan, the Derby-born 147lber has fought simply as soon as since relocating throughout the pond as she returned to the UK and delivered a career-best efficiency to dethrone Terri Harper with a fourth-round stoppage – ending a run of 5 consecutive contests that went the complete distance.
Since that victory, Ryan’s confidence has been clear to see and he or she didn’t shrink back from a title defence in opposition to Mayer both, telling Boxing Scene that she is going to fortunately tackle any opponent that her supervisor (Brian Peters) places in entrance of her.
“100 per cent, [I would be up for fighting Mikaela Mayer.”
“Whatever Brian [Peters] says. I’ll take any struggle. Folks know me by now that I’m not shy of a struggle, I’m prepared for anyone.”
Regardless of these feedback, two of the opposite three belts on the weight are held by Ryan’s fellow Brits in Natasha Jonas and Lauren Value and the attract of a home unification bout may show to be a stumbling block for a possible struggle between her and Mayer.
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