Mikaela Mayer reveals how all-American super-fight with Claressa Shields might be made | Boxing Information

Mikaela Mayer is a welterweight world champion however she believes a super-fight with Claressa Shields, her former team-mate and the undisputed heavyweight champion, will be made.

Mayer and Shields have been team-mates on the 2016 USA Olympic squad, with the previous boxing at light-weight and the latter profitable middleweight gold for a second time in Brazil.

After turning into a unified skilled world champion at super-featherweight, Mayer moved by divisions to win the WBO welterweight title.

Shields has had a stellar unbeaten skilled profession, profitable world championships at super-welter, center, super-middle and most lately heavyweight.

She grew to become the primary undisputed heavyweight champion in girls’s boxing when she beat Danielle Perkins in February.

However, Mayer believes that if she continues to maneuver up in weight, and Shields comes again down, they are often matched in an surprising all-American girls’s super-fight.

“I am not tremendous massive, now that I’ve settled into welterweight however I may go to 154lbs for the appropriate fights,” Mayer instructed Sky Sports activities.

“I do not need the simple path simply to have extra accolades. That is not likely what I have been about. I need the larger fights with the names. Fights that persons are serious about seeing.

“If Claressa will get right down to 154lbs, I feel that is one thing that we have each mentioned making occur.”

However steps in the direction of it must be taken sooner fairly than later. “I am not going to carry my breath,” Mayer stated.

“That is her third struggle [coming up] at heavyweight now, that is her choice, kudos to her, I’ve no drawback together with her doing that. However the longer she stays at heavyweight the tougher I feel it’ll be to come back down and I do not know the way lengthy that is going to take her or what her plans are.

“So once more a number of shifting elements however undoubtedly a struggle that I would be keen to entertain.”

Mayer does know Shields nicely, from the skilled circuit however particularly their time collectively on the US novice workforce.

“We’re the identical peak, I is perhaps a tad taller than her truly,” Mayer mirrored.

“She would undoubtedly have the scale on me however I am professional. If I’m going to 154lbs to problem somebody like Claressa Shields, I’ll be prepared.

“I’ll have my physique prepared and I’ll do the right issues to maneuver as much as ’54 and be sturdy and aggressive at that weight.”

Mayer added: “She’s quick too for that dimension. Most individuals at heavier weights like that are not as quick. So we might match one another there as a result of I am coming from the lighter weights I’ve the velocity additionally. If she will be able to get to 154lbs I feel will probably be a reasonably evenly matched struggle.

“It might be attention-grabbing as a result of we do have historical past and we’re pals, however finally we each need the massive fights.

“Hopefully we will become profitable collectively and go away that struggle nonetheless pals.”

Shields’ workforce acknowledge that it is a chance.

Her promoter Dmitry Salita instructed Sky Sports activities: “Claressa has all the time proven a willingness to struggle one of the best, whatever the problem or sacrifice.

“On July 26 in Detroit, she’s taking up light-heavyweight champion Lani Daniels in what would be the first defence of her undisputed heavyweight world title – making her the one present American heavyweight champion, male or feminine. She’ll be strolling out to the ring with hip-hop icon Rick Ross, making it not only a struggle, however a cultural second.

“As for a possible super-fight with Mikaela Mayer, we have had some early, common discussions, and it is definitely a chance. After all, weight could be a key think about making that struggle occur. And no matter opponent Claressa loves the UK and has expressed curiosity in returning there – if the chance presents itself.”