{"id":6161,"date":"2023-02-21T19:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/former-world-champion-mikaela-mayer-will-face-christina-linardatou-at-the-copper-box-arena-in-april\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T19:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:48:50","slug":"former-world-champion-mikaela-mayer-will-face-christina-linardatou-at-the-copper-box-arena-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/former-world-champion-mikaela-mayer-will-face-christina-linardatou-at-the-copper-box-arena-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Former world champion Mikaela Mayer will face Christina Linardatou at the Copper Box Arena in April"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mikaela Mayer (left) lost her world titles and unbeaten record to Alycia Baumgardner in October<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former super-featherweight world champion Mikaela Mayer will move up to lightweight and face Christina Linardatou in London on 15 April. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The 32-year-old will feature on the undercard of the heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Zhang Zhilei at the Copper Box Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mayer has won 17 fights and lost one since turning professional in 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n

She lost her IBF and WBO titles to Alycia Baumgardner by <\/span>split decision<\/span><\/a> at London’s O2 Arena in October. <\/span><\/p>\n

“She’s an aggressive, come-forward fighter, which is going to force me use all my tools,” Mayer said of Linardatou.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I didn’t want to fight anyone other than a top contender. I’m hungry and motivated to prove that I’m still the best.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayer had previously said she was looking for an immediate rematch with fellow American Baumgardner, having felt she should have won a close encounter against her rival. <\/span><\/p>\n

Greece’s Linardatou is a two-time light-welterweight champion with a record of 14 wins and two defeats. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 34-year-old lost by unanimous decision to Ireland’s Katie Taylor in 2019 but is the only woman to have beaten Baumgardner, winning by split decision in 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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