IBF and WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer is full of confidence ahead of her unification fight with WBC title holder Alycia Baumgardner.
The pair are set to meet on September 10 on the undercard of Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall, with the winner looking to land an undisputed title fight in the near future at 130lbs.
Speaking to The DAZN Boxing Show, Mayer claimed that while Baumgardner has some skill, she will not be able to compete with the more rounded ability that the 32-year-old Los Angeles fighter possesses.
"I think that she has some skill obviously, she has some skill and has proven to have power. I just don’t think she’s as well rounded as I am," Mayer said.
"I think she needs to fight in her comfort zone, keeping her opponents at bay and trying to land that perfect right hand, but what happens when she can’t land that perfect right hand?
"I’m not a sucker, I’m not Terri Harper, I’m not going to lean in there with my jab and get caught with a right hand.
"If she wants to underestimate my power, then that’s not going to be good for her because I’m not one-punch knockout artist, but I break my opponents down over time.
"If she can’t land that right hand in the first two or three rounds she’s done for. I know she can’t keep up with my pace, she doesn’t have the conditioning and I know she doesn’t have the grit or the skills to sit on the inside of me."
When it came to discussing how the fight itself will play out, Mayer is expecting to take advantage of Baumgardner's frustration after the WBC champion struggles to land her dangerous right hand.
"I’m going outbox the mess out of this girl, she wants to keep me on the outside and box me, I can box better," Mayer stated.
"When she starts to get frustrated, I’m going to take it to her, she’s not going to know how to handle it.
"How do I know that?
"She’s never learnt how to handle it, the one time she’s been tested and pushed out of her comfort zone and taken into deep waters was against Linardatou, and she looked like a f—g bum."
Watch The DAZN Boxing Show for more from Mikael Mayer including her prediction for Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall.