Mikaela Mayer Motors Past Mary Spencer in Montreal

Mikaela Mayer motored past Mary Spencer with a blizzard of punches to dethrone the WBA super welterweight titlist and capture the vacant WBC and WBO titles in front of a Canadian audience on Thursday.

“Thank you Canada. I appreciate it” Mayer said.

For the first time in her pro career, Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) was facing a taller fighter in Canada’s Spencer (10-3, 6 KOs), a fighter known for a killer knockout punch. Adjustments had to be made in the city of Montreal.

“Usually, I am the taller fighter. I knew I had to come up with a big hook,” said Mayer.

From the first bell Mayer opened the fight behind a steady supply of accurate jabs. And once she found the range, left hooks and right hands rained over Spencer who seemed a little surprised by the output.

Mayer was on full-attack mode and was the aggressor in every round leading with a left jab. Though Spencer was getting out-punched, she seemed to have confidence in landing the big blow. She tried early with the left hook and then the right uppercut. Nothing seemed to slow down Mayer.

The buzzsaw was at full speed and Mayer was taking no time to pause. Though Spencer was the taller fighter and renowned for her power, Mayer did not seem concerned and burrowed into the firing zone behind jabs and overhand rights.

Spencer just couldn’t seem to find her rhythm until the third round.

The match was similar to watching a race between a Formula 1 race and a super stock car. Both are fast but one was made for all the turns and stops.

Spencer whacked away and had an especially good fifth round when she connected with her vaunted left hook that seemed to make Mayer take a good look at her. Then Mayer jumped right back into the fray with pistons pumping again.

Southern California’s Mayer was revving along at 8000 rpms while the opposition tried to keep up and couldn’t. Spencer continued looking for the big blow to reverse the course of the fight, but nothing seemed to work.

Mayer visibly slowed in the seventh round and for the first time in the match walked in with nary a punch. But when blows were exchanged back came the fury and combinations were unleashed by Mayer, and counter left hooks and uppercuts by Spencer who never quit but couldn’t match the output of Mayer.

During the last three rounds Mayer slowed the pace but still out-landed Spencer in the punch department. Mayer continued to show the same killer pace that allowed her to win multiple super featherweight titles and a welterweight title.

After 10 rounds the judges saw Mayer the winner, 100-90 and 98-92 twice. Mayer now holds the WBA, WBC, WBO super welterweight titles.

“I have options. I have to look back and talk to my team,” said Mayer about fighting for the welterweight titles and possibly becoming undisputed super welterweight champion.

“I think I’m a natural 147-pounder,” said Mayer adding that Spencer should be thanked too. “Mary didn’t have to take this fight, so props to her. It was great experience for me. Let’s see how it goes.”

Other Bouts

In a super lightweight battle Canada’s Arthur Biyarslanov (20-0, 16 KOs) and former IBF world champion Sergey Lipinets (18-5-1) battled 10 rugged rounds to a decision win for the hometown fighter.

The Russia-born Biyarslanov raced ahead with a steady body attack from his southpaw stance. But Lipinets never quit and rallied despite suffering a bad bump on his forehead that eventually broke and bled.

Lipinets was dropped in the third round from a counter left but needed a few rounds to get the gears into synch. During the last three rounds Lipinets, who trains in Van Nuys, Calif. found his grove but couldn’t find enough muster to slow down Biyarslanov who won by decision.

A 10-round super middleweight battle for a regional title saw Wilkens Mathieu (15-0) out-manuever Shakeel Phinn (27-4-2) for the first half of the fight then hang on as Phinn made an aggressive move the last three rounds.

But Mathieu had built a solid lead with his lefty-righty switching and was given the win by unanimous decision.

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