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BBC News
3 days ago
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Ryan considered retirement after losses to Mayer
Derby's Sandy Ryan says she considered retiring from boxing after successive defeats by Mikaela 31, lost her WBO welterweight world title to Mayer in controversial circumstances last September before being beaten in the rematch in two emotionally and physically draining encounters in the US, Ryan admitted she was devastated with her performance."Mid-fight I fell asleep as in stopped reacting, stopped doing what I normally do," Ryan told BBC Radio Derby."I remember being in the corner and my brother and [coach] Kay were like 'what's wrong?' I was in my own world. I just can't explain it."It's not the best place to be in one of the biggest fight of your career.""After the fight, I thought I was done," she added."I was finished boxing. And then a few weeks after, I had been back home for a while and after a few weeks the fight was still in me. I still have so much to give."Ryan's first encounter with Mayer was marred by an unknown person throwing paint over the Englishwoman as she was leaving her hotel on fight described the scorecards in the first fight as "questionable" but had no complaints about the rematch, which was a unanimous points win for the said camp was "mentally" tough and she suspects she carried a lot of the effects of their first dramatic fight into the rematch."I tried to not bring it with me, but in the back of my head it was always there," she said."I tried to be too relaxed and not be as aggressive or have that fire. But maybe when I look back, maybe I was too relaxed and not reacting to certain things which kind of made me a bit more calm."In the fight game, yeah it's good to be calm but I am an aggressive fighter and I needed that."I'm giving this another shot so I need to get that fight and anger back in me, balance it out." Cyborg - What next for Ryan? Ryan says she expects to make her return to the ring in August in the United Kingdom, with her management currently searching for an Cyborg, a former UFC and PFL world champion in MMA, is one name being mentioned and Ryan asked her team to explore the possibility of making that Brazilian has a 5-0 record in professional boxing, with her most recent bout in May."Her profile is big," Ryan said of Cyborg. "I saw she was calling out Claressa Shields, which is just crazy."It would be great - I'd be happy if they made that fight. She seems very confident, but it's boxing, she wouldn't beat me."Despite her interest in Cyborg, Ryan says it is more likely she will have a tune-up fight."I know potentially my next fight won't be a big fight. I am coming off a loss so I have to build myself up," she said.
BBC News
12-05-2025
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Price wants Tom Jones backing in homecoming fight
Wales' unified world champion Lauren Price is back in camp preparing for a potential homecoming fight in August – and hopes Tom Jones will be there to sing her into the will return to action for the first time since beating Natasha Jonas to add the WBC and IBF welterweight world titles to her WBA crown in 30-year-old does not know yet who she will fight next, but says a meeting with WBO champion Mikaela Mayer is likely to happen late this the moment, Price's focus is on a return to Cardiff – where she beat Jessica McCaskill to claim her first world title last May – and a link-up with Welsh pop icon Jones."I hear he is in Wales in August so I have got my PR team on to him," Price told BBC Sport Wales. "I know they have spoken to his son so I am hoping [he will be there] to sing me out."I love Tom. I have seen him a couple of times. He is a Welsh legend. To walk out to one of his songs would be a dream come true. I'd let him decide which one." 'Massive fights out there' Price says it would be "great to come home and have my own fans behind me" following her eye-catching triumph over England's Jonas at London's Albert Hall, when she was booed during her 2020 Olympic champion believes a meeting with American Mayer would be "a massive fight not just for women's boxing, but for world boxing in general".In the short-term, however, it seems Price's sights will be set elsewhere."There are massive fights out there for me. I am kind of the one who has the belts now," she added."There is one more to get - maybe that fight against Mayer won't happen next."But whoever is there in front of me, I will be 100% prepared and I will be keeping those belts in Wales." Price's dominant triumph over Jonas came in just her ninth professional her successes to date, Wales' first female world champion expects her performance levels to improve."For me, I never stop learning," Price said."Each fight you have seen me stepping up, getting better and better and there is much more to come."
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan: How to watch Top Rank boxing match, full fight card and more
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability subject to change. Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan: How to watch Top Rank boxing match, full fight card and more Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan will meet in the ring for the second time this Saturday, here's how to watch their rematch. () (Sarah Stier via Getty Images) Current WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) will defend her title in a rematch against former champ Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) in a Top Rank boxing match this Saturday, Mar. 29. The bout will take place at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two fighters previously met last September in a contentious match that Mayer won in a majority decision, making her a two-division world champion, and tension between the two has lingered ever since. Also at the top of the fight card this weekend, Brian Norman Jr. will be defending his WBO welterweight world championship against Derrieck Cuevas. Prelims will be available on ESPN+ starting at 8 p.m. ET, and the main fight begins at 11 p.m. ET on ESPN+, ESPN, and ESPN Deportes. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the Mayer vs. Ryan fight, including the full fight card and how you can stream every match. How to watch the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan fight: Date: Saturday, March 29 Advertisement Start time: 7:00 pm ET Fight time (approximate): main card ringwalks at approx. 10:00 pm ET Location: BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV TV channel/streaming: ESPN+ (Prelims and main fight card), ESPN, ESPN Deportes (Main fight card) When is the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan fight? Mikaela Mayer will fight Sandy Ryan for the second time this Saturday, Mar. 29 at the at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. What channel is the Mayer vs. Ryan fight on? Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and it will stream on ESPN+. You can also catch prelims starting at 8 p.m. on ESPN+. Where to watch the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan fight: Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan 2 fight card Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan ; Welterweight, for the WBO female title Brian Norman Jr. vs. Derrieck Cuevas ; Welterweight, for the WBO title Bruce Carrington vs. Jose Enrique Vivas ; Featherweight Emiliano Vargas vs. Giovannie Gonzalez ; Light welterweight Troy Isley vs. Etoundi William ; Middleweight Delante Johnson vs. Kendo Castaneda ; Welterweight Dedrick Crocklem vs. Dionne Ruvalcaba; Light welterweight Other ways to watch the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan fight:
