August 25: Mikaela Mayer Added to ESPN Telecast

Published by Shawn C.

*GLENDALE, Ariz. (Aug. 8, 2018)* — Mikaela Mayer turned pro last year
intent on helping shine the spotlight on female boxing. Mayer, a Los
Angeles native and 2016 U.S. Olympian, will get that opportunity Aug. 25 at
Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when she takes on Edina Kiss in a
six-round super featherweight bout, live on ESPN. Mayer vs. Kiss will be
part of a special world championship event featuring Ray Beltran’s WBO
lightweight title defense against Jose Pedraza and Isaac Dogboe’s WBO
junior featherweight title defense against Hidenori Otake.

Beltran-Pedraza, Dogboe-Otake, and Mayer-Kiss will air live on ESPN and
ESPN Deportes at 10:30 p.m. ET, with undercard action streaming live
beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. on ESPN+ — the new multi-sport,
direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney
Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment in conjunction
with ESPN.
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Tickets to this world championship event, priced at $125, $75, $50, and
$25, not including applicable fees, are on sale now. Tickets can be
purchased at the Gila River Arena Box Office, by phone at 800.745.3000, or
online at gilariverarena.com
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“Fighting live on ESPN is a dream come true and something I have been
looking forward to since I made the decision to leave the amateur ranks and
turn pro with Top Rank,” Mayer said. “I gave up my dream of an Olympic gold
medal to step onto a bigger stage and to help take women’s boxing to the
next level. Now, after years of fighting out of the limelight, I get to
showcase my skills on the greatest sports network in the world.”

Mayer (6-0, 3 KOs) has become one of the most recognizable figures in
female boxing after making her pro debut in August 2017. Mayer, who
currently lives and trains in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will be making
her fourth ring appearance of 2018. Kiss (14-7, 8 KOs), a one-time world
title challenger from Budapest, Hungary, represents Mayer’s stiffest
professional test to date. Mayer last fought June 30 in Oklahoma City,
where she used a steady jab to outpoint the previously undefeated Sheena
Kaine over six rounds. Mayer also fought May 12 at Madison Square Garden on
the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jorge Linares undercard, shutting out the game Baby
Nansen over six rounds. She started her 2018 campaign with a 35-second
knockout against Maria Semertzoglou on March 10 at the StubHub Center in
Carson, California.

Now, after a half-dozen pro bouts fighting on cards alongside some of the
sport’s best fighters, Mayer is ready for her ESPN close-up.

The ESPN+ broadcast will feature 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson
Conceicao (8-0, 5 KOs) in an eight-round super featherweight bout against
Edgar Cantu (7-4-2, 1 KO) and a pair of Phoenix natives, junior
featherweight contender Carlos Castro (20-0, 9 KOs) and light heavyweight
Trevor McCumby (23-0, 18 KOs). Castro will face Diuhl Olguin (13-10-3, 9
KOs), while McCumby will take on Jessie Nicklow (27-7-3, 9 KOs) in an
eight-rounder.

*In other undercard action*:

–

Antonio Lozada Jr. (40-2, 34 KOs), who knocked out Felix Verdejo on
March 17 in New York City, will look to continue his winning ways against
Arturo Santos Reyes (19-10, 5 KOs) in a lightweight bout.
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Unbeaten 140-pound contender Arnold Barboza Jr. (18-0, 6 KOs), coming
off a 10-round unanimous decision against Mike Reed on March 10 in Carson,
California, will make his return against Luis Solis (23-9-4, 20 KOs).
– Super welterweight prospect Sagadat Rakhmankulov (2-0, 1 KO), a former
Kazakh amateur star who is managed by Egis Klimas, will face Christian
Aguirre (7-2, 3 KOs).

– Breenan Macias (2-0, 1 KO), from Goodyear, Arizona, will face Philip
Adyaka (7-11, 4 KOs) in a four-round bantamweight bout.

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