{"id":16112,"date":"2024-01-15T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/mikaela-mayer-confirms-contractually-mandatory-rematch-with-natasha-jonas-ahead-of-their-first-bout-boxing-news\/15\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:48:23","slug":"mikaela-mayer-confirms-contractually-mandatory-rematch-with-natasha-jonas-ahead-of-their-first-bout-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/mikaela-mayer-confirms-contractually-mandatory-rematch-with-natasha-jonas-ahead-of-their-first-bout-boxing-news\/15\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela Mayer confirms ‘contractually’ mandatory rematch with Natasha Jonas ahead of their first bout | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mikaela Mayer has confirmed if she beats Natasha Jonas there will be a mandatory rematch she has to fulfil. <\/p>\n

Jonas puts her world title on the line against American star Mayer, live on Sky Sports <\/em>on Saturday January 20 at the M&S Bank Arena in her Liverpool hometown.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old heads into the fight having unified three world titles at super-welter, before moving down a division to become a two-weight champion when she captured the IBF belt at 147lbs.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the fight, Mayer revealed not only is she ready to take the “spotlight” in Jonas’ hometown, but they will fight again in a rematch if she takes the victory.<\/p>\n

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Natasha Jonas continues her preparation for the defence of her world titles against Mikaela Mayer and says it is a contest that will define her legacy in the sport<\/span>
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“This is a big fight, you definitely have that big fight feel but these are the fights that I want to be in,” Mayer told Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“I want the name Natasha Jonas, I want to be in her hometown, I want to be in a huge arena like the M&S Bank Arena, i want the spotlight because I feel like that brings out the best in me.<\/p>\n

“It [opens the door] of a rematch, contractually, so there is that but one fight at a time.<\/p>\n

“I have got to beat Natasha Jonas twice. That is my main focus.”<\/p>\n

The 147lbs weight category has made me a ‘better fighter’<\/h3>\n

Mayer has moved up to the 147lbs category for this fight having previously fought her bouts in the 130lbs category.<\/p>\n

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American boxer Mikaela Mayer explains how she enjoys boxing ‘so much more’ fighting at a heavier body weight of 147 pounds compared with cutting down to 130 pounds<\/span>
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For Mayer, the move has been an extremely positive one for her body, removing “extreme” calorie deficits and helping her enjoy her boxing once again.<\/p>\n

“I am a lot more natural at this weight. I think a lot of people are taken back by how big I look but what they don’t understand is it took a big toll on my body to keep cutting down to an unnatural weight at 130,” she added.<\/p>\n

“Cutting all the way down and fluctuating in between and having such an extreme, that does a lot to the body and the hormones.<\/p>\n

“This is the first time I have allowed myself to have that weight on and also build muscle.<\/p>\n

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Mikaela Mayer says she has ‘all the experience she needs’ ahead of her IBF welterweight world title fight against Natasha Jonas<\/span>
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“This is the best I have ever felt and we are close to the weight already. I am just excited to get in the ring and show what the new weight does to me.<\/p>\n

“I am an athlete and this is my body and I know my body well. I know I have been doing everything right.<\/p>\n

“I am OK with the extra weight. Being skinny all the time and on the calorie deficit was not fun.<\/p>\n

“For me, to cut down to 130, it was a 10-week calorie deficit and camp would be really hard so I am enjoying boxing a lot more now.<\/p>\n

“I think clearer, I am happier, I am more confident. Trust me, I am a better fighter for it.”<\/p>\n

Watch Jonas vs Mayer live from 7pm on Sky Sports Arena <\/em>and 8pm on Sky Sports Main Event<\/em> on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mikaela Mayer has confirmed if she beats Natasha Jonas there will be a mandatory rematch she has to fulfil. Jonas puts her