Like many before her, boxing gave the California native accountability and instilled a compass. She nearly dropped out of school when she found boxing. Mayer, along with her sisters, was raised in Los Angeles by her father as her mother battled alcohol addiction. What she needed as a youth was a way to channel the malcontent of her teenage years. Old photos from her rock band bass-playing days feature the sinewy blonde balancing a cigarette off her bottom lip. She was eventually kicked out of several high schools. The champ was smoking and drinking by the age of 13. The fight was newsworthy because it was the first time a female unified world title bout received top billing in a Top Rank event on ESPN+ card. It’s hard to believe that there was a time when the five-foot, nine-inch boxer didn’t know what to do with her life before overcoming adversity and unifying world titles at 130 pounds. The undefeated boxer threw 594 punches and landed 239 as she headlined her own event for Top Rank Boxing at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas.

Her win over Maiva Hamadouche was significant for the female boxing world because her win unified the WBO and IBF titles and is the inaugural womens’ junior lightweight world championship. By Cassandra Cousineau of Īll the premier fighters in the boxing world fight in the fight mecca of Las Vegas and Friday night 31-year-old Mikaela Mayer showed why she’s at the top of her game, a top name in her sport and the featured fighter for Las Vegas-based promoter Top Rank.

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