Boxer Mikaela Mayer off fight card due to testing positive for COVID-19
By Amy Kaplan
Mikaela Mayer off fight card due to testing positive for COVID-19.
Boxer and former Olympian, Mikaela Mayer, has announced she is out of her upcoming fight due to testing positive for COVID-19 this weekend. She took to Instagram on Sunday to announce the results and inform her fans of her departure from the Top Rank Boxing card slated for Tuesday.
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“I am heartbroken to report that I will no longer be fighting on Tuesday’s Top Rank card due to a positive result in my COVID-19 test yesterday,” she wrote on Instagram. “It came as a complete surprise. I am currently asymptomatic and am quarantining at an off-site location per recommended guidelines. The rest of my team tested negative and they are all in good health. I was really looking forward to bringing back boxing for all of you and I’m disappointed for myself, my team, my supporters and for my opponent, Helen Joseph, who worked just as hard to be here this week and put on a show for everyone. After two hard back-to-back camps, not being able to step in to the ring both times, you can imagine how disappointed I am. However, these protocols were put into place for a reason and it’s more important to care about the health and well being of my team and the people at this event. So I am complying with the rules set forth by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and Top Rank to keep everyone safe.”
Mikaela Mayer will not fight for Top Rank boxing on Tuesday
Mayer was expected to fight Helen Joseph on Tuesday in Las Vegas, NV. Mayer is the current NABF female super featherweight champion and represented the United States in the 2016 Olympics.
She says she is not showing any symptoms of coronavirus and plans a quick return.
“I will just have to take a quick break but I will be in the ring soon. I appreciate all the love and support. Please tune in to ESPN on Tuesday night and support the card and all of the fighters. Boxing is back and I’ll be back.”
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