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Britain’s Sandy Ryan will defend her WBO welterweight title against American Mikaela Mayer in New York on 27 September.<\/b><\/p>\n
The bout at the Madison Square Garden Theater will be Ryan’s third title defence<\/a> and the second time she has put her belt on the line in the US.<\/p>\n Ryan, who has only lost once in nine fights, said she wanted to let her “boxing do the talking” against Mayer.<\/p>\n “It’s the perfect moment in my career, and I’m looking forward to successfully defending my world title,” she said.<\/p>\n “I can promise that on a level playing field, nobody is taking this belt from me.<\/p>\n “Mayer has had an awful lot to say about me and this fight, and I’m sure she will continue to do so, but I’m an athlete and a professional.”<\/p>\n The last time Derby’s Ryan fought in the USA she was denied the chance to unify the division in a controversial draw with Jessica McCaskill.<\/a><\/p>\n “Mikaela Mayer always wants to fight the best, and Sandy Ryan is an elite welterweight,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said.<\/p>\n “These are the two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and the winner will stake her claim as the pre-eminent 147-pounder.”<\/p>\n Mayer is a former unified world champion at super-featherweight but has had mixed fortunes since moving up in weight.<\/p>\n Her last outing was a controversial points loss to IBF welterweight champion Natasha Jonas in Liverpool in January.<\/a><\/p>\n However, Mayer has just two defeats on her record – to Jonas and American rival Alycia Baumgardner.<\/p>\n The 34-year-old has contested her past four fights in the UK and fights on home soil for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n