Mikaela Mayer demanded this opportunity and ultimately persisted. The unbeaten junior lightweight earned her first major title, soundly outpointing Ewa Brodnicka over 10 rounds Saturday evening at The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Don’t mistake the noise made in the past year as the starting point for Mikaela Mayer targeting the best in her weight division. This was a mood that she carried since her transition from the 2016 Rio Olympics to the pro ranks.
Inoue-Moloney, Mayer Weights Photos Gallery - Naoya "Monster" Inoue, the Japanese three-weight world champion and pound-for-pound talent, is one day away from his Las Vegas debut. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Ewa Brodnicka’s stateside debut is already one to forget. The unbeaten junior lightweight titlist from Warsaw, Poland saw her lengthy reign come to an unceremonious close after twice failing to make the 130-pound limit for her showdown with mandatory challenger Mikaela Mayer (13-0, 5KOs). Brodnicka was 0.9 pounds over the limit on her first attempt, before returning within the one-hour time frame allotted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission only to still arrive slightly heavy at 130.1 pounds.
Naoya Inoue and Jason Moloney both did their job at the scale to provide viewers with a Halloween treat in the ring. The pair of bantamweights made weight ahead of their unified bantamweight title fight, which airs live Saturday evening on ESPN+ from The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayer, Brodnicka Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Naoya "Monster" Inoue, the Japanese three-weight world champion and pound-for-pound talent, is two days away from his Las Vegas debut. He will defend his WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine bantamweight world titles against Australia's Jason Moloney (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET), his first bout since his 2019 Fight of the Year victory last November against Nonito Donaire.
Mikaela Mayer called on the junior lightweight world champions for a fight. One of them was mandated to answer. WBO female junior lightweight world champion Ewa Brodnicka will make the sixth defense of her title in a 10-round showdown against mandatory challenger Mayer on Halloween evening, Saturday, Oct. 31 from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center. Brodnicka-Mayer will serve as the chief support bout to WBA/IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue’s title defense against Jason “Mayhem” Moloney.
Polish junior lightweight titleholder Ewa Brodnicka may not be the garrulous type, but she doesn’t plan on keeping her mouth shut either now that it appears she is projected to make her title defense against Mikaela Mayer later this year.
Mikaela Mayer is officially set for her first career title fight. The 2016 U.S. Olympian will face reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight titlist Ewa Brodnicka in the 4th quarter of 2020, after the two sides agreed to terms. A deal was reached in time to avoid a purse bid hearing which was scheduled to take place Friday via Zoom conference call, as moderated by the WBO from its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ten days ago, Ewa Brodnicka was armed with a new promotional deal that was to kick off with a straight away title unification bout. It now remains to be seen who will gain the rights to her next title defense. BoxingScene.com has learned that a purse bid hearing has been ordered by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) for Brodnicka’s mandatory title defense versus unbeaten American challenger Mikaela Mayer. The session will take place Thursday, August 20 to be held virtually via Zoom conference call in lieu of traveling to WBO headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico given travel restrictions and health concerns due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.