OlympianBoxing

Mikaela Mayer

Olympian 2016

2016 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT (LIGHTWEIGHT) 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE MEDALIST (LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT)

Athlete Bio

Height

5'9"

Hometown

Los Angeles, CA

Education

Northern Michigan University

Personal

Began boxing at 17 after passing a muai thai kickboxing gym in the valley in Los Angeles for weeks. She quickly became obsessed with it. She's the first person in her family of hippies to box. She moved to Marquette, Mich., to join the USOEC program in Marquette, Mich., and met her coach Al Mitchell there. She splits time between Marquette and Colorado Springs.

Career Highlights

2016 USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPION
AMERICAS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER CHAMPION
U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS CHAMPION
2015 USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPION
2012 CONTINENTAL CHAMPION
2012 USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPION (141 LBS)
2012 OLYMPIC TRIALS SILVER MEDALIST