Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall: Mikaela Mayer takes aim at Alycia Baumgardner (exclusive)

Mikaela Mayer may not like Alycia Baumgardner as a person, but that doesn’t mean that she has no respect for her as a fighter.

Mayer, 32, faces Baumgardner, 28, on Saturday in the co-main event of Claressa Shields‘ undisputed clash with Savannah Marshall on a historic night for women’s boxing.

The event is set to take place in The O2 Arena in London.

Both women have world titles hanging around their waists, but Mayer expects Baumgardner’s “one-dimensional” style to cost her.

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“She’s a good fighter, I’m not going to say she’s not a good fighter,” Mayer told GiveMeSport.com when asked about her upcoming opponent. “She’s a good fighter, she does what she does well. To me, she’s a boxer counter-puncher, right?

“So she needs to be set, she wants to try and keep that perfect space and counter you and catch you with that big right hand, but I know how to fight counter punchers. I’m not going to tell you how but there’s a way to beat them because they’re one-dimensional.

“I have a very, very high work rate, very high punch count, very good accuracy, and I plan on using those attributes to beat her. I just feel like I’m going to overwhelm her.

“My style is very aggressive and I know that I do sometimes get hit but when I get hit I come back with vengeance and rise to the occasion.

“We don’t know what happens when she gets hit. From what I’ve seen she sort of crumbles. So we’ll see if she can swim in deep waters.”

With that being said that doesn’t mean that Mayer takes too kindly to Baumgardner’s latest attempts to get under her skin.

“I am going to show this girl what a real boxer looks like,” Mayer said of Baumgardner. “And I’m talking about a