Unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner is gearing up for a series of high-profile fights, with her first title defense against Bo Mi Re Shin at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. Baumgardner has declared that she wants to take on the best in the sport, naming Taylor, Serrano, and Mayer as her top targets. 'Those are all great fights, let's get them all,' she said.
The American fighter believes that these bouts are a higher priority than a potential matchup with Britain's unified lightweight world champion Caroline Dubois. 'I'm chasing the biggest fights, and Dubois is not ready yet,' Baumgardner stated.
She will first put her WBA, WBO, and IBF super-featherweight titles on the line against Shin, live on Sky Sports from 3am on Saturday morning. Baumgardner is confident in her abilities, saying 'I'm hungrier, meaner, and sharper' than her opponent. Shin, however, is determined to ruin Baumgardner's plans, saying 'Alycia was my goal, and now it's time to take her belts.' The challenger has expressed respect for Baumgardner's skills but believes she has the perseverance to come out on top.