Christina Linardatou forced to withdraw from Mikaela Mayer fight Swedish contender Lucy Wildheart steps in boxrec fight time date tv channel Joe Joyce bt sport Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang

Christina Linardatou forced to withdraw from Mikaela Mayer fight - Swedish contender Lucy Wildheart steps in

Published On Saturday, April 15, 2023By Global Boxing News
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Mikaela Mayer to fight Lucy Wildheart in co-feature to Joyce-Zhang

Mayer’s original opponent, Christina Linardatou, was forced to withdraw

Former unified junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer has a new opponent for her lightweight debut. Mayer will battle Swedish contender Lucy Wildheart in a 10-rounder for the WBC interim world title tomorrow at London’s Copper Box Arena after her original opponent, Christina Linardatou, was forced to withdraw after not meeting British Boxing Board of Control requirements.

Mayer-Wildheart will be the co-feature to the heavyweight main event between WBO interim champion Joe Joyce and Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang.

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Wildheart (10-1, 4 KOs), a 30-year-old boxer-puncher, enters this late-notice assignment riding a five-bout winning streak since a 10-round decision defeat to French standout Estelle Mossely. In 2021, she knocked out former Mayer foe Edina Kiss in the third round. Wildheart went 2-0 in 2022, winning a pair of six-round decisions on British soil.

 

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