Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer traded many boasts in the build-up to their highly anticipated contest. Still, the former backed up her pre-fight promises more as she moved past Mayer via split decision.
Has the win done enough to elevate Baumgardner up the DAZN Women’s Pound for Pound list?
The heavy-handed American was ninth before the Mayer contest, and thanks to her win, she took a huge leap to the number three spot.
Baumgardner and Mayer saw two of the world’s leading fighters, both on the P4P list, go hard from the opening round, and it was Baumgardner who had her hand raised.
The bout had everything, and due to her scoring a win against her closest rival and securing another world title, Baumgardner’s victory has been rewarded with a lofty position in the rankings.
After exploding onto the world title scene in 2021 when stopping Terri Harper, Baumgardner has continued to improve.
You can guarantee that she’ll be aiming even higher moving forward, and based on recent form, who would bet against her?