Boxer Mikaela Mayer tests negative in latest COVID-19 test

Boxer Mikaela Mayer has now tested negative for coronavirus.

Undefeated super featherweight boxer and former Olympian Mikaela Mayer (12-0, 5 KOs) was ready to star in Top Rank’s co-main event on Tuesday, June 9, on ESPN, but she was prevented from fighting after testing positive for COVID-19.  Her latest test reveals that she doesn’t currently have the virus.

On Sunday, June 7, Mayer shared her initial failed test results and disappointment on Instagram.

“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,” read Mayer’s June 7 Instagram post.

In the latest turn of events, she has revealed she’s currently tested negative for COVID-19.

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Mayer offered more specifics in the caption of her Instagram post. She details how she was tested for COVID-19 and antibodies on May 29 and that she tested negative for the disease, but positive for antibodies. She believes this triggered a false positive with her test before the Top Rank boxing event.

“On May 29, prior to flying to Vegas I was given a COVID-19 test as well as an antibody test,” said Mayer on Instagram. “My results from the antibody test came back right away…I was positive for an IGG antibody and negative for an IGM.

Upon arrival to Vegas, I was tested again & then sent to a hotel room to quarantine until results were ready. When I woke up to a call saying my test was positive, it was a complete surprise. My first response was ‘But I already had it, my IGG ANTIBODY test was positive!'”

Mayer maintains that she was tested on Tuesday, June 9, after returning home to Colorado.

“My results from Tuesday test In Denver are NEGATIVE,” closed Mayer’s statement on Instagram. “In the future, I hope tests will be paired with blood work/antibody test to give an accurate assessment.”

Mayer’s drama-filled testing experience shows that COVID-19 testing is still in its infancy and prone to errors. To her credit, she understands this and doesn’t hold any ill will towards Top Rank or the Nevada State Athletic Commission.