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A Second Coat of Paint: Mikaela Mayer Defeats Sandy Ryan in Action-Packed Rematch PhilBoxing.com Sun, 30 Mar 2025  Brian Norman Jr. stops Derrieck Cuevas in championship co-feature LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2025) — Mikaela Mayer painted the final brushstroke on a heated rivalry. Mayer defended her WBO welterweight world title with a 10-round unanimous decision against bitter rival Sandy Ryan Saturday evening at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Mayer (21-2, 5 KOs) used her jab and right hand to dictate the action in the opening stanza. The 2016 Olympian then buzzed Ryan (7-3-1, 3 KOs) with a left hook in the second round, which set the tone for the fight as Mayer looked to assert herself as the stronger and bigger fighter at welterweight with clean, punishing hooks. Ryan found some success with right hands and uppercuts, particularly in the later rounds. A clash of heads in the eighth opened a cut over Mayer’s left eye, but it didn’t change the momentum. Ryan tried to claw back late, but it wasn’t enough. With scores of 97-93 twice and 98-92, Mayer put herself in line for a shot at the undisputed crown. Mayer said, “I sat on my shots more and committed to my hooks more. Those hooks were coming over the top. Sandy tends to stand straight up. She comes forward and puts the pressure on. So we worked on chopping her down with those hooks over the top.” “I had been needing to move to welterweight for a long time. So, when I finally did, it just took a good, solid year and a half of hard work. This is where I’m comfortable, and this is where I should have been.” “I beat Sandy Ryan twice. Now it’s time for me to move on and go for undisputed, which is against Lauren Price.” Norman Stops Cuevas to Retain Welterweight Title Brian Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) waited 10 months to defend his world title, but he only needed 10 minutes. The 24-year-old retained his WBO crown with a third-round TKO over Puerto Rican contender Derrieck Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 KOs). The two traded bombs early, but the threat of each other’s power tempered the exchanges. Norman began pawing with the jab and digging to the body to create openings, and in round two, he buzzed Cuevas with a left hook that triggered a series of shots. Another left hook in the third dropped Cuevas. He beat the count but failed to respond to referee Tom Taylor’s instructions, prompting the stoppage at 2:59. Norman said, “I feel wonderful. I had a little ring rust to start off, but you saw that I shook that off real quick.” “I was just getting back into it. I was out for 10 months. So, it was just about getting back into the field and being in front of everybody. As you saw, it wasn’t a struggle at all. Great opponent. Only has one defeat. And you saw what I did to him.” “I want one of these {other} belts. I see them out here trying to make unification fights. Where’s my little piece at?” Shu Shu Breaks Down Vivas Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington (15-0, 9 KOs) was one win away from a title shot, and he made it count. The WBC and WBO No. 1 featherweight contender handed Mexican warrior Jose Enrique Vivas (23-4, 12 KOs) his first stoppage defeat with a punishing third-round finish. Vivas tried to suffocate Carrington with pressure from the opening bell, walking him down and pinning him to the ropes, but the Brooklyn native stayed composed and turned the exchanges in his favor, answering with sharp uppercuts and hooks on the inside. In the second, Carrington flipped the momentum with a quick three-piece—right hook, left hook, right hook—that dropped Vivas. He poured it on with more offense, but Vivas survived the round. By the third, Vivas’ legs were gone. After Carrington landed a few clean shots, Vivas began to retreat, prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr. to step in and stop the fight at :53. Carrington said. "Every fight is not going to be a knockout, but I’m always performing and do what I have to do." "I just saw him opening up. He was doing exactly what I wanted him to do. That was part of the game plan. I wanted him to feel comfortable and open up. And then I was just going to get my shots on the inside and get him out of there." "Nick Ball? Yeah, I want that. Stephen Fulton? Yeah, I want that. Let’s get this work in. I want all of ya’ll." Junior Welterweight: Emiliano Fernando Vargas (13-0, 11 KOs) returned from an injured left hand and put that hand to brutal use, scoring a highlight-reel second-round knockout over Giovannie Gonzalez (20-8-2, 15 KOs). After flashing his speed, Vargas closed in, countered a jab with a right uppercut, then ripped rights around the guard before ending it with a left hook at 2:08. Welterweight: In his debut in a new division, Tiger Johnson (15-0, 7 KOs) halted Kendo Castañeda (21-9, 9 KOs) in the fifth round. Johnson was catching and shooting early, but a counter right uppercut to the solar plexus in the fourth hurt Castañeda. He went back to the body in the fifth, scoring a knockdown with another shot to the same spot before a final flurry ended the fight. Time of stoppage: 2:00. Junior Lightweight: Dedrick Crocklem (2-0, 2 KOs), the latest fistic phenom out of Tacoma, Washington, scored a first-round TKO against Dionne Ruvalcaba (2-1, 1 KO), overwhelming him with relentless pressure and crisp counters to the body before referee Robert Hoyle stepped in at 2:50. Bantamweight: Top Rank has a new Mannie. Emmanuel Chance (1-0) had a sterling pro debut, boxing circles around Miguel Guzman (1-1, 1 KO) en route to a clear points win. The 18-year-old Chance, from East Orange, New Jersey, was an amateur sensation before signing a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank. Scores: 40-36 3x.  |
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