Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) defeated WBO feminine welterweight champion Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) by a 10-round majority determination in a battle that appeared razor-close on Friday night time at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
The scores had been 97-95, 97-93, and 96-94. Boxing247 scores it a draw at 95-95.
It was a battle of two halves, with the lanky Mayer touchdown speedy mixtures and outworking the champion Ryan via the primary 5 rounds. Beginning within the sixth spherical, Ryan started touchdown enormous photographs.
She clipped Mayer with a giant left hook to the pinnacle within the spherical, adopted by a proper hand. These photographs whiplashed Mayer’s head sideways, however she took them properly.
Mayer used lateral motion to evade the stress from Ryan, but it surely wasn’t efficient as she was getting caught with enormous photographs at any time when she’d cease shifting. She used clinching to negate Ryan’s inside sport, after which would launch and hearth a sheaky shot.
In spherical 8, Ryan made an adjustment, taking the battle in shut and connecting with onerous punches to the pinnacle of Mayer. Close to the tip of the spherical, Mayer landed a blistering mixture that caught Ryan clear. Nevertheless, Ryan got here again within the ultimate seconds of the spherical to land a handful of strong blows that caught Mayer.
These photographs would have knocked out a number of fighters, however Mayer took them properly. Maybe it was her measurement as a result of she seemed monumental in comparison with Ryan contained in the ring tonight, however not all strong weight. Mayer was carrying round some weight round her midsection.
Within the chief assist bout, junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) pitched a 10-round shutout in opposition to Damian Sosa (25-3, 12 KOs). The scores had been 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.
This was a gimme-type of opponent for the 22–year-old Puerto Rican native Zayas, who was hitting him at will with left hooks to the pinnacle and physique your complete battle. Sosa didn’t have a lot energy, and he wasn’t letting his fingers go like he usually does as a result of he was getting hit an excessive amount of.
Within the championship rounds, Sosa lastly confirmed some ambition, tagging Zayas with some onerous photographs and making him again off. Nevertheless, Zayas nonetheless dominated as a result of he was in a position to deal with Sosa’s energy photographs with no need to battle cautiously.
Once more, it was a gimme for Zayas, like his earlier 19 opponents. High Rank isn’t taking probabilities with Zayas as a result of they don’t need him to get crushed. He didn’t look good in a few of his final fights when he acquired hit. So, tonight, he was put in with a non-puncher.
