Mikaela Mayer has urged Lauren Worth to take the undisputed welterweight world championship battle together with her subsequent.
Wales’ Worth is the unified WBC, WBA and IBF 147lb champion, whereas Mayer is the WBO welterweight world titlist.
The American is focusing on Worth, however leapt as much as super-welter to win the WBC, WBA and WBO championships in that weight class when she beat Mary Spencer final week.
Mayer, although, is keen to maneuver again right down to welterweight to pursue her rivalry with Worth.
“I definitely want to finish what I started at welterweight. That Lauren Price fight is obviously a big fight. Everyone wants to see it. It’s got to get done,” Mayer advised Sky Sports activities.
“I do not want a tune-up battle, I do not even want numerous relaxation.
“I’ll be ready to go.”
Worth has not boxed since March, when she unified world titles in opposition to Natasha Jones, and so would really like a comeback bout first earlier than taking up Mayer subsequent.
Nonetheless, Mayer cautioned Worth in opposition to taking another battle within the interim.
“If that’s the case, in my brain, I’m thinking I guess I go for 154lb undisputed first, but it’s against my good friend Oshae Jones [the IBF belt-holder in that division],” Mayer mentioned.
“I don’t want to wait too long, I want to get out early next year.”
“We got to make it happen,” she mentioned of Worth. “To me the timeline doesn’t really matter, me fighting Oshae first or fighting Lauren Price first, I really can’t be upset about either one, both would be for undisputed so I’m not too picky about that.
“I am sport for both one,” she added. “I got here this far, one battle away from undisputed at ’47 and ’54 now.”
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Highlights of the WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight world title battle between Natasha Jonas and Lauren Worth
Whereas there isn’t a love misplaced between Worth and Mayer, the American is pals with Jones. “I hate that we have to fight. I do,” she mentioned.
However she mirrored: “We worked really hard to get to this position. We got to do what we got to do.”
Mayer warned the Welsh star that her expertise at 154lb will make her a extra formidable welterweight.
“I felt really good at 154, even though it wasn’t naturally my weight,” Mayer mentioned. “I really do look strong, I still kept my speed.
“I am letting my combos go. All of it got here collectively good.
“This generation of women we’re making the fights happen. I think you might see that a little bit more in the men’s division – these rivalries drag out and you don’t really get the fights you want to see in a timely manner.
“However us girls are getting it performed.”
