In a unification world title fight, Alycia Baumgardner (The Bomb) and Mikaela Mayer put their super-featherweight belts on the line. Baumgardner brings the WBC belt. Mayer brings the IBF, WBO, and The Ring belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer took place on at the O2 Arena, London, England.
At 175 cm, Mikaela Mayer is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Alycia Baumgardner is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 169 cm, Mayer also has reach advantage of 1 cm over Baumgardner's 168 cm. Baumgardner has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Mayer.
Baumgardner is coming in to this fight with a record of 12-1 (7 KOs). Her last fight was 5 months and 28 days ago against Edith Soledad Matthysse, which she won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Mayer comes in with an undefeated record of 17-0 (5 KOs). Her last fight was 6 months and 6 days ago against Jennifer Han, which she won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Baumgardner will be 28 years and 4 months old. Mayer will be 32 years and 3 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Mikaela Mayer. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Baumgardner vs Mayer.
Alycia Baumgardner defeated Mikaela Mayer via 10 round SD to win the IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-featherweight titles and retain the WBC super-featherweight title. Mayer's undefeated record of 17 wins comes to an end, and Baumgardner advances her win streak to 7. Baumgardner is now 13-1, and Mayer 17-1.