Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan reign their rivalry in a match, just months after a paint attack received the creation of their first world title war.
When is Mayer-Christ 2 Live in Sky Sports?
The long -awaited Rematch will take place at Fontainebleu in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning in the UK and Ireland. Look at the Sky Sports action from midnight (Saturday evening) and Sky Sports’s main event from 2am (Sunday morning).
Happened what happened in the first war?
American Mayer defeated Brit Ryan through the majority decision at the Madison Square Garden icon in September 2024 to win the WBO Welterweight title – after Ryan was sprayed with Red Paint while leaving her hotel just hours before the New York war.
Mayer distanced himself from any knowledge of the incident that casts the painting and hopes there is no controversy inside and around their second meeting.
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Highlights of Welter WBO weight title between Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer
In addition to the paint saga, Mayer also criticized Ryan for working with her trainer before the First War, which pushed Mayer to leave the gym.
Why is this match so important?
The winner is likely to be in a collision course with Lauren Price, who added the IBF and WBC Welterweight titles to her WBA and IBO belts when she defeated Comrade Brit Natasha Jonas at the Royal Albert Hall in March to get her record as a 9-0 professional.
The 2020 middle weight Olympic champion is looking forward to searching the WBO title and becoming indisputable, perhaps as late as this year.
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Lauren Price says she wants to defend her titles in the world again in Wales and has her sights tightly on Mikaela Mayer’s winner against Sandy Ryan Rematch
Mikaela Mayer’s boxing professional statistics
- Age: 34
- Height: 5ft 9in
- Total fighting: 22
- Registration: 20-2 (5 KO)
- Contested Rounds: 164
Mikaela Mayer’s career summary
Only the two California losses have come against American friend Alycia Baumgardner and British star Jonas, respectively in 2022 and 2024.
Mayer lost to Baumgardner through a decision divided into Super Featherweight while sending WBO and IBF titles, while she was beaten by Jonas in the back weight two years later.
Mayer won her 17 opening fights as a professional, becoming a world champion for the first time in her 14th period in October 2020 when she defeated Ewa Brodnicka for the free WBO Super Featherweight belt.
She added that IBF Division Strip Two Fighting Later with victory over Maiva Hamadouche.
Sandy Ryan’s professional boxing statistics
- Age: 31
- Height: 5f 9in
- Total fighting: 10
- Registration: 7-2-1 (3 KO)
- Contested Rounds: 77
Sandy Ryan Career Summary
After an amateur career involving the Golds Golds Gold’s profit on Australia’s Golden Coast in 2018, Ryan originating from Derby climbed the Pro game in October 2021, beating Kirsie Bavington at a six round.
She retaliated with a loss to former light world champion, Erica Faria in her fourth war with a unanimous victory in her fifth and then shared a draw with Jessica McCaskill in her eighth war.
Ryan continued to record a fourth round prohibition win against Terri Harper in March 2024 before her loss to Mayer in a storm competition six months later.
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Mikaela Mayer says Sandy Ryan is “100% scared to go face to face with me!”
What are the fighters saying?
Mayer: Ryan is easily lit
Mikaela Mayer: “I think Sandy has a very poor mentality. I think it upside down a lot.
“She emphasizes a lot. I can say she’s easily sparked. That’s not good. At the end of the day, this sport is everything mental, so you have to have the right head.
“I could have taken my belt and go on. It was a very fun fight, and if that’s what the fans love, then that’s what I will give them.
“It will be worse for Sandy this time, but despite, expect another struggle full of action.”
Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan 2 is Live on Sky Sports this weekend
Ryan: I’m in the form of my life
Sandy Ryan: “(Throwing paint) had an impact because I fought with emotions and anger. This clearly influenced my performance and was not a great situation to get involved.
“How crazy as it sounds, I am looking forward to returning to SH.BA. This time I will be fully prepared for everything that comes my way.
“I’ve had some tremendous fighting, creating history here already, so the opportunity to get back and show my talent as I headed to the world’s war capital is amazing.
“The world will see a concentrated, determined and talented warrior in the form of its life, and I will recover my world title.”
Look at Mikaela Mayer Vs Sandy Ryan Live in Sky Sports Action from midnight Saturday.
