Mikaela Mayer Captures WBA, WBC, & WBO Super Welterweight Titles

San Fernando Valley's WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) defeated Canada's Mary Spencer (10-3, 6 KOs) by unanimous to capture the WBA, WBC, and WBO super welterweight world titles Thursday evening at Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada.

Mayer, now a three division champion, connected with the straight right early, then began landing left hooks backing Spencer much of the fight. Mayer’s pressure overwhelmed Spencer down the stretch and was buzzed in the ninth and 10th rounds in route to the decision win.

Mayer said, “Usually, I’m the taller fighter. But because I’m usually the taller fighter, I also know how to beat me. And it’s never good when you’re the taller fighter and you let the other fighter get underneath.

“So, I knew I had to come up underneath Mary Spencer and just come over the top with the big hooks. That’s what we trained for, and you saw me towards the last three rounds of the fight, really landing those big right and left hooks to the head.

“I think the most important thing is I have options. That's great in boxing. You always want options. I came off two years where my career kind of took a left turn. I had to navigate my way back to this position. So having options is definitely a blessing.

“I’ll have to go back and go over things with my team. I would love to defend both belts. I can go back to 147, become undisputed there, and maybe come back up and defend at 154.”