Sandy Ryan vs Mikaela Mayer fight details: Weights, running order, how to watch, quotes
Sandy Ryan vs Mikaela Mayer weigh-in results
31-year-old Brit Sandy Ryan (7-1-1, 3 KOs) will defend her WBO welterweight world title against American Mikaela Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs) this Friday, September 27, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In the co-feature, Puerto Rican sensation Xander Zayas (19-0, 12 KOs) will face Mexican contender Damian Sosa (25-2, 12 KOs), and Brooklyn-born featherweight Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (12-0, 8 KOs) will open the ESPN-televised tripleheader in a 10-round tilt against Sulaiman Segawa (17-4-1, 6 KOs).
ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ 10:30pm ET / 7:30 p.m. PT / 3:30am BST
Sandy Ryan 146.6 lbs vs Mikaela Mayer 146.8 lbs
Ryan's WBO Welterweight World Title - 10 Rounds
Xander Zayas 153.4 lbs vs Damian Sosa 153.6 lbs
Zayas' NABF and NABO Junior Middleweight Titles - 10 Rounds
Bruce Carrington 125.8 lbs vs Sulaiman Segawa 123.8 lbs
Carrington's NABF and WBO Intercontinental and Segawa's WBC Silver Featherweight Titles - 10 Rounds
ESPN+ 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT / 11:30pm BST
Vito Mielnicki Jr. 153.8 lbs vs Khalil El Harraz 152.4 lbs
10x3 Junior Middleweight
Floyd Diaz 117.8 lbs vs Mario Hernandez 117.2 lbs
8x3 Bantamweight
Elvis Rodriguez 142.8 lbs vs Kendo Castañeda 142 lbs
10x3 Junior Welterweight
Tiger Johnson 140.8 lbs vs Yomar Alamo 140.2 lbs
8x3 Junior Welterweight
Rohan Polanco 143.4 lbs vs Marcelino Lopez 143 lbs
10x3 Welterweight
What have they said?
Sandy Ryan: “We’ve known each other since amateur days. I was on the Great Britain team, she was on the USA team, and we used to do training camps and spar. I’ve always respected her as a fighter, and I’ve always said that. I don’t respect her as a person now with how she’s been leading up to this fight.
“The first time I came over to America was for the Jessica McCaskill fight, and Mikaela was not at 147 then, so what she’s just said there, I’ll let you all decide on your opinion…
“I never came over here to trouble Mikaela. I came over here to better my own career. You see a lot of fighters—top-end fighters, UK fighters—come over to America because the training is great here. The sparring is great. The trainers are great. You see fighters doing that to better their career, and that’s exactly what I did.“
Mikaela Mayer: “I mean, we do know each other from the amateur days. She said she respected me. Then you would think I’d get some type of… ‘Hey, Mikaela, guess what? I’m coming to train in America, at your gym, with your coaches and your team. Like, aren’t you excited?’
“None of that happened. So, obviously, in my mind, she knew she was doing something a little bit shady. She knew there was going to be some problems with that. And she knew I was at welterweight. It was no secret that I was at welterweight. I was slowly moving up over the year.”
“This was all really a blessing in disguise. Like, I should thank Sandy, honestly, because I had to reroute everything, and I feel like I’m in a better position for it. I have Kofi Jantuah in my corner, who I’m extremely happy with. And they say you can’t learn so much at this stage in your career, but that’s not true for me. I always feel like I’m growing and getting better. We put in some good months together, so I’m excited to go out there and show that.”
