Comments Thread For: Natasha Jonas Edges Mikaela Mayer in Fire-Fight With Split Decision, Retains IBF Title

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By John Evans - Both Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer had questions to answer in tonight's IBF welterweight title fight in Liverpool. Having competed as a super featherweight for so long, how would Mayer handle a physically strong welterweight? Since losing to Alicia Baumgardner in their unified 130lb title fight back in October 2022, the American has moved up
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Jonas vs. Mayer will be presented live on Saturday, January 20, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The event takes place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.

In the main event, two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas will defend her IBF welterweight world title against former unified world champion Mikaela Mayer.

Having previously unified the WBC, WBO and IBF junior middleweight worldtitles, Jonas (14-2-1, 9 KOs) will be making the first defense of her welterweight crown, which she claimed after scoring an emphatic stoppage win over Canadian Kandi Wyatt last year.

Mayer (19-1, 5 KOs),a fellow Olympian and former IBF, WBO, and Ring Magazine junior lightweight world champion, moves up in weight once again as she attempts to become a two-division world champ.

In other streaming action on ESPN+, Jack Cullen (22-4-1, 10 KOs) returns to defend his British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles against former foe Zak Chelli (14-2-1, 7 KOs).

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YouTube prelims start at 11AM CT .

20-2 Jack Massey vs 8-1 Steve Eloundou Ntere

16-0 Mark Jeffers vs 13-2 Germaine Brown

debut Stephen Clarke vs 3-46-5 Vadif Mamedov

3-0 Mikie Tallon vs 23-11-2 Adam Yahaya

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40-36 ref dec for Tallon

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Jeffers-Brown up now

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98-93x2, 98-92 UD for Jeffers

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Massey-Ntere up now

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1st round stoppage for Massey

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Checking in don't mind an afternoon card

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This fight has been pretty MEH ...............