Mikaela Mayer versus Sandy Ryan set to go down in hours tonight
Six months after a Fight of the Year contender and a splash of paint,Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan are set to do it again. Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) will defend her WBO welterweight world title against former champion Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) TONIGHT at Bleaulive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBO welterweight world title against Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) in the co-feature.
Mayer-Ryan II and Norman-Cuevas will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
The ESPN+-streamed undercard begins at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and features WBO/WBC No. 1 featherweight contender Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (14-0, 8 KOs), who faces Mexican slugger Jose Enrique Vivas (23-3, 12 KOs) in a 10-round WBC final eliminator.
U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (14-0, 6 KOs) moves up to welterweight to face Kendo Castañeda (21-8, 9 KOs) in an eight-rounder, while junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (12-0, 8 KOs) steps up against Giovannie Gonzalez (20-7-2, 15 KOs) in an eight-rounder.