Boxing News: The world title unification match between Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner ended in a split decision, but Mayer argued, “I believe I won,” and she demanded a rematch.
After a fiercely contested match, Baumgardner added the WBO and IBF belts to her WBC super-featherweight title. Two judges narrowly scored the match 96-95 in Baumgardner’s favour, while the third judge awarded Mayer the victory 97-93, to her shock of Mayer.
Mayer is adamant that she performed well enough to win at The O2 in her first interview after the fight.
We played within the rules; I was out-boxing her, and I obviously think I prevailed in that decision. It is depressing.
“When the second score came in and one was for me and one was for her, I was perplexed.
“I watched her face towards the end of those rounds, and she was beaten, exhausted, moving around, and fleeing. You could tell from the look on her face that she was not certain that she would win the battle.
“Even if I didn’t get the answer yesterday, it doesn’t change the fact that my legacy—or what I have always wanted my legacy to be—is someone who challenges the best, risks everything, and fights in the toughest battles imaginable.
“I still want the biggest fights, and even if Baumgardner decides against giving me the rematch she promised yesterday, I believe she should because I believe I earned it and that I won. If Baumgardner thinks she is the best, she will give me the rematch, but if not, I will still pursue the biggest fights.
But if Baumgardner sticks to her plan to challenge WBA champion Hyun Mi Choi next, Mayer will still try to get in a bout with Katie Taylor of Ireland.
I still believe I deserve Katie Taylor, and I still want her, she continued. The public wants to see it, therefore she will need to find another source of money. She (Baumgardner) is aware that she lost, and I am confident that she is aware of this.
The audience and entertainment are what this is all about.
I hope she wins the title she deserves, gives me another chance, and engages the crowd in a battle.
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