As the co-feature on this weekend’s Top Rank Boxing bill in London, England, two great women’s lightweight fighters are set to square off. Mikaela Mayer is making her official move to the 135 lb division and will be facing the always-dangerous Christina Linardatou.
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Mikaela Mayer vs. Christina Linardatou Information
Mikaela Mayer vs Christina Linardatou
Location of the fight: Copper Box Arena, London, England.
Date and Time: April 15, 2023, 2:00 PM ET.
How to Watch: ESPN+
Mikaela Mayer vs. Christina Linardatou Last Fight Record
Mayer is coming off her first loss, which was a split decision to Alycia Baumgardner last October in a unification title fight at 130 lbs.
Linardatou is coming off of a big win last July against Vujovic at 140 lbs.
Mikaela Mayer vs. Christina Linardatou Betting Analysis
Mikaela Mayer Facts to Know
Mayer is finally making her debut in the 135 lb division, which could set up a massive fight against the likes of Katie Taylor or Amanda Serrano if she succeeds at this new weight. She is a former unified super featherweight title holder, so this is a massive deal for everyone in the lightweight division.
With a win here, you could see Mayer in some massive fights in big events that appear on the boxing schedule in the near future. Her advantages are for sure the experience in 10-round fights and on the big stage. She can use that in her favor against Linardatou.
Christina Linardatou Facts to Know
Linardatou is a dangerous fighter from the Dominican Republic, fighting out of Greece. Even though it seems like she might not have the championship-level experience that Mayer does, Linardatou has beaten the only woman to beat Mayer, and she went ten rounds with Katie Taylor.
It has been a few years since that high level of competition, but Linardatou will give Mayer a fight. She decided to step away from boxing to start her family and vacated her titles. This is now her time to come back into the world of boxing and prove she can be a champion again.
Updates
No injuries have been reported for this women’s lightweight bout.
Mikaela Mayer vs. Christina Linardatou Betting Preview
Betting boxing fights can be difficult to do because of the ridiculous moneylines that a lot of the fights have. The fact that this fight is between two former world champions and Mayer is up to a -1100 favorite at some sportsbooks, is ridiculous.
You need to make sure to do the proper research before placing bets on boxing betting odds. It is tough to find valuable lines to place your own money on.
Mayer is the betting favorite in this one because of her age, skills, and recent activity.
Linardatou’s WBO Drama: Will It Affect Her Performance?
Linardatou is coming off a ton of drama with the WBO that had to do with her pregnancy and stripping her title away. Will she be able to overcome all of that and put on the performance of her life at age 35?
Linardatou is also coming down a weight class, so her weight cut needs to be a question mark as well.
It seems that Mayer has everything pointing in her direction right now. She is calling the shots, getting a big co-feature on an important UK card, which sets her up for a call out of a UK star like Katie Taylor with a big win this weekend.
Mayer vs Linardatou predictions need to be made carefully, even if the oddsmakers seem to already do it for you with these betting lines.
Mikaela Mayer vs. Christina Linardatou Betting Prediction
With another solid weekend on the boxing schedule, a co-main event like this might not be something you want to spend your money betting on. But this can be an easy win if you put in the proper research.
Search your local sportsbooks for the best boxing odds available, especially props or methods of victory bets. As an official Mayer vs Linardatou prediction, we have to go with Mayer to get her hand raised on Saturday evening.
You can surely get Mayer to win by decision at around -400 boxing betting odds, but it’s sure tough to get any lines more valuable than that.
- If you take into account that Linardatou is cutting weight and past her prime, Mikaela Mayer winning by TKO/KO at +850 seems too good to be true.
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