'At the end of the day' - Natasha Jonas responds to Mikaela Mayer rematch plea

Natasha Jonas has not ruled out the possibility of granting Mikaela Mayer a rematch following their epic fight on Saturday night.

Jonas was pushed to the limit but managed to retain her IBF welterweight crown with a razor-thin split decision victory over the American following 10 fantastic rounds of championship boxing. One judge scored it 97-93 in Mayer's favour, but the other two gave it to Jonas by margins of 96-95 and 96-95 to give her victory. But the result divided opinion online.

And while Jonas had a rematch clause that she could have activated in the event Mayer won, the challenger did not have such luxury, but the 33-year-old believes she deserves a chance at gaining revenge. She said: "I think you could see at the end, I thought I did enough to win. I would have given her the first round or two, but after that I feel like I outpunched her and landed the cleaner shots.

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"At the end of the day I think that fight is worth seeing again, like she said, one of the toughest fights she's had. I think the fans really enjoyed it.

"I didn't have a rematch clause on my side but I'm hoping we can get this fight done again for the fans if they want it.

"I hope that her being the champion that she is, she'd want to give me a rematch. I didn't have a clause on my side, but a rematch is warranted, the fans want to see it."

Responding to the calls for a rematch, Jonas said she would consider it but might look to pursue other options as her career nears its end.

"Anything is possible," she said. "The fights that I thought winning tonight would keep