LAUREN PRICE has thrown down the gauntlet, welcoming a challenge from Mikaela Mayer for the undisputed welterweight crown.
Last night, Mayer cemented her status as a champion, dominating Sandy Ryan in their rematch to retain the WBO welterweight title. The decisive victory – her second over the Brit in as many fights – left no doubt: Mayer is the division’s clear number two, trailing only Price, who holds the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts.
Fresh off her first Las Vegas win since unifying the super-featherweight division against Maiva Hamadouche in 2021, Mayer, 21-2 (5 KOs), didn’t mince words in her post-fight interview with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel. “It’s time for me to move on and go for undisputed, which is Lauren Price,” she declared.
Price, meanwhile, is riding high after a career-defining performance earlier this month. The Welsh star outclassed Natasha Jonas over 10 rounds at the Royal Albert Hall, adding the WBC and IBF titles to the WBA strap she claimed from Jessica McCaskill in May 2024. Post-fight, Price, 9-0 (2 KOs), made her intentions clear, stating she wanted the Mayer-Ryan winner.
Speaking to Sky Sports today, the 30-year-old reiterated her ambition. “I said after I beat Jonas I wanted the winner of Mayer and Sandy. I watched the fight – great fight. I thought Mayer won very well and what a fight to make. I’m up for it 100%.”
If Price and Mayer collide, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Victory for Price would see her become the third British woman to claim undisputed glory in the four-belt era, joining Chantelle Cameron (super lightweight) and Savannah Marshall (super middleweight). She’d also etch her name alongside Cecilia Brækhus and Jessica McCaskill as the third female welterweight to unify all four major titles.
