Alycia Baumgardner took home bragging rights as she won a controversial split decision against Mikaela Mayer to become a unified super-featherweight world champion.
The rivals had been exchanging words all week heading into their unified clash, with Mayer offended by comments Baumgarnder had made about her rise to the top. Mayer was unbeaten in 17 professional fights whilst Baumgardner hadn’t lost in over four years, breaking into the limelight after knocking out Terri Harper last year to become a world champion. Baumgardner’s IBO belt was not on the line in the fight as she hadn’t paid the sanctioning fees for the world title.
And the controversy will run and run with the judges split following a hard-fought 10 rounds with two giving Baumgardner the nod 96-95 while the third favoured Mayer by 97-93.
