Baumgardner Vs Mekheled for undisputed super featherweight glory!

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WBC super featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will attempt to become the undisputed 130-pound champion when she takes on Elhem Mekhaled.

Alycia Baumgardner is in the best shape of her life and knows one more win will secure her place as one of the best on the planet when she takes on Elhem Mekhaled for the undisputed super featherweight crown on Saturday night at the Hulu Theater at the Madison Square Garden. New York, live worldwide on DAZN.

Baumgardner (13-1 7 KOs) has been on a blue ribband winning streak since she got the best knockout of the year in 2021 when she stunned champion Terri Harper with a mighty left hook.

The Detroit star defended her title in the UK in April with a shutout victory over Melissa Esquivel in Manchester, and then defeated her American arch-rival Mikaela Mayer.

Baumgardner’s rise gives her legitimate cause to claim that she is one of the best pound-for-pound stars in the sport alongside Katie Taylor, Claressa Shields and Amanda Serrano, and she is proud of the hard work it has taken to get to this place.

However, to triumph, she will need to defeat Elhem Mekhaled, who has an impressive 15-1 record, she is a very solid former world champion. Her only loss was against one of the best fighters of recent years, Delfine Persoon, which was a highly competitive duel.

Today, both protagonists complied with the official weigh-in:

Baumgardner 129 lbs.

Mekhaled 129 Lb.

February 3, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Alycia Baumgardner and Elhem Mekhaled pose after weighing in for their February 4, 2023 bout at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom.