Following Teofimo Lopez’s determination to not combat in September, it has been confirmed that WBO girls’s welterweight champion Sandy Ryan (7-1-1, 3 KOs will defend her title in opposition to former unified junior light-weight champion Mikaela Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs). The title combat would be the primary occasion of the ESPN card on Sept.27 at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer Set to Star in Primary Occasion
Each Fighters Prepared for Problem
With Ryan-Mayer set as the primary occasion, we may also see the proficient featherweight contender Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington face Sulaiman Segawa and the up-and-coming Puerto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas will tackle Damian Sosa.
Prime Rank chairman Bob Arum mirrored on the making of Ryan-Mayer and stated: “Mikaela Mayer all the time needs to combat one of the best, and Sandy Ryan is an elite welterweight. These are the 2 of one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on this planet, and the winner will stake her declare because the preeminent 147-pounder.”
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Prime Rank all the time had the September 27 date locked in whether or not Lopez fought or not, and in accordance to a report by Dan Rafael in his Struggle Freaks Unite substack, there have been talks about him transferring as much as welterweight to combat Brian Norman Jr. A supply near Struggle Freaks Unite revealed Lopez didn’t wish to combat on a Friday card as he perceives a Saturday card as a much bigger deal. The brand new primary occasion between the Brit and American additionally has some added intrigue with Kay Koroma, a longtime Mayer assistant coach now being within the nook with Ryan.
There had been rumours the 2016 U.S. Olympian would face Natasha Jonas in a rematch after dropping to the Liverpudlian fighter through a disputed cut up determination. The talks for that rematch have seemingly stalled.
Ryan and Mayer React to Struggle Affirmation
“After months of negotiations in each path, I’m thrilled that my staff has pulled via for me and gotten me this combat,” Mayer stated. She continued: “As a number of dates fell via within the U.Okay., the very last thing I anticipated was for my supervisor to name with a proposal that ticked each field. My staff not solely secured me one other title combat in opposition to the opponent I requested for, however I’m coming again to the U.S. with my Prime Rank and ESPN household. I cherished preventing within the U.Okay. over the previous two years, however I have genuinely missed preventing in America. I’m able to take Sandy Ryan’s WBO belt.”
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Ryan might be making the second defence of her WBO strap, and has expressed her pleasure in regards to the problem of going through the American: “I’m excited to be returning to America and notably preventing at MSG.” The champion continued: “It’s the Mecca of Boxing and a venue that each champion goals of competing in. I really feel privileged to have been given this chance, and I wish to thank Matchroom and Prime Rank for coming collectively to make the combat. It’s the proper second in my profession, and I’m wanting ahead to efficiently defending my world title. I can promise that on a degree taking part in area,no one is taking this belt from me.”
The Brit added some spice to the combat and stated: “Mayer has had an terrible lot to say about me and this combat, and I’m positive she is going to proceed to take action, however I’m an athlete and an expert. I’ll let my boxing do my speaking and I’ll shine in that ring.”
