The Boxing Truth®

The fight between Women's WBA Jr. Middleweight world champion Mary Spencer and two-division world champion Mikaela Mayer on October 30th in Montreal,Canada , largely centered on Mayer attempting to add the Jr. Middleweight division to her resume of having won world championships after winning world titles in the 130lb. Jr. Lightweight and 147lb. Welterweight divisions. It was also a fight void of personal animosity and was rooted in respect between the two world champions. This was simply about two champions putting their respective skills against one another. Although as this observer stated in previewing this fight , this amounted to an away game for Mayer by traveling to Casino Montreal to face the Montreal native Spencer for her WBA world championship on her home turf, it did not appear as though that was a factor both in her approach in the lead up to the fight as well as how she approached the combat once the fighters were in the ring. A world champion moving up in wei...

The recent history of Boxing overall will largely and rightly center on the long overdue spotlight that has finally shined on female fighters over the last decade. Recognition that has finally resulted in the women in the sport not only being featured at the top of cards in main events on events that also feature men's bouts, but more specifically significant strides made towards female fighters earning higher purses for their efforts inside the ring. One fighter that has been able to take advantage of the increased exposure for women in the sport is Mikaela Mayer . Mayer, a 2016 Olympian , has gone on to have a successful career as a professional since turning pro in 2017 compiling a record of 21-2 , with 5 Knockouts, becoming a two-division world champion along the way including a unified world champion as a 130lb. Jr. Lightweight and world champion as a 147lb. Welterweight. Those accomplishments, along with a crowd-pleasing style as a boxer/puncher has made her one of the top st...