Mikaela Mayer (L) and Lauren Price hold all the belts at welterweight.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n
Ben Shalom has revealed “repeated offers” have been made for Lauren Price to fight Mikaela Mayer in Cardiff and while a purse has not been agreed, a deal is close for the women’s undisputed welterweight fight.<\/p>\n
Price (9-0, 2 KOs) holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles at 147 pounds while Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) is the WBO champion.<\/p>\n
Boxxer and Shalom are determined to bring American Mayer to Cardiff in Wales for the bout and while a deal has not been reached, Shalom is confident an agreement for one of the biggest fights in women’s<\/a> boxing could be made soon.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n “We’ve made repeated offers, not had one accepted yet, but I think it’s getting close. Both fighters definitely want the fight, so I expect that to happen,” Shalom said.<\/p>\n “I think money talks again, it probably adds a premium of the fact that we want it in Cardiff.”<\/p>\n With numerous offers made to Mayer and promoter Top Rank, when asked what the sticking point was, Shalom said: “Money.”<\/p>\n While Mayer has fought in the UK before, Shalom acknowledged two tough decisions went against her in defeats to Alycia Baumgardner and Natasha Jonas.<\/p>\n “I can understand why she’s nervous about coming to a Cardiff crowd with everything that’s behind Lauren. [But] there has been some big wins on this soil for foreign fighters. So hopefully we can get the fight on. But we want it in Cardiff.”<\/p>\nPrice unified three welterweight world titles in March but has not fought since.\u00a0Photo by James Chance\/Getty Images<\/p>\n