Mayer vs Ryan 2: Fight date, UK time, stats and how to watch or stream rematch in Las Vegas live on Sky Sports
Mikaela Mayer defends the WBO welterweight title against Sandy Ryan in a rematch in Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports Action from midnight on Saturday; Mayer won the first fight by majority decision after Ryan was targeted in a paint attack in New York
Saturday 29 March 2025 11:56, UK
Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan reignite their rivalry in a rematch, just a few months after a paint attack marred the build-up to their first world title fight.
When is Mayer-Ryan 2 live on Sky Sports?
The hotly-anticipated rematch will take place at the Fontainebleu in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning UK and Ireland time. Watch on Sky Sports Action from midnight (on Sunday morning) and Sky Sports Main Event from 2am.
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What happened in the first fight?
American Mayer beat Brit Ryan via majority decision at the iconic Madison Square Garden in September 2024 to win the WBO welterweight title - after Ryan was splashed with red paint as she left her hotel mere hours before the fight in New York.
Mayer distanced herself from any knowledge of the paint-throwing incident and hopes there is no controversy in and around their second meeting.
This week promoter Bob Arum told Sky Sports: "I don't understand it. Who would do anything like that? It seems peculiar.
"Believe me it wasn't Mikaela, or Mikaela's people. They're not those kind of people. They're really upstanding people. I really think if somebody did that, it was just a prank from somebody outside or somebody who had a beef against Sandy."
Trainer feud
Aside from the paint saga, Mayer also criticised Ryan for working with her trainer ahead of the first fight, which prompted Mayer to leave the gym.
Kay Koroma, Mayer's former trainer and Ryan's current trainer, suggested Mayer had left in order to make the Ryan fight happen, a claim the world champion denies.
"I think for anyone who knows the story, for him to publicly say that I'm the backstabber and play the victim is gaslighting. It's gaslighting and it's typical narcissistic behaviour for him to do that. He's the one who decided to take on Sandy. I'm the one that had to find a whole new team," Mayer told Sky Sports.
Ryan insisted that she is unfazed by the dispute: "It was expected for her to talk about the training thing because she's being doing it since the first fight. I just think: Are you not bored talking about it now?'
"You've got your new trainer Kofi [Jantuah] and he's the best thing. So why are you still running Kay's name through your mouth? I don't understand that bit."
Why is this rematch so important?
The winner is likely to be on a collision course with Lauren Price, who added the IBF and WBC welterweight titles to her WBA and IBO belts when she beat fellow Brit Natasha Jonas at the Royal Albert Hall in March to take her record as a pro to 9-0.
The 2020 Olympic middleweight champion is eager to claim the WBO title and become undisputed, perhaps as soon as later this year.
Mikaela Mayer's professional boxing stats
- Age: 34
- Height: 5ft 9in
- Total fights: 22
- Record: 20-2 (5 KOs)
- Rounds contested: 164
Mikaela Mayer career summary
The Californian's only two defeats have come against fellow American Alycia Baumgardner and British star Jonas, in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
Mayer lost to Baumgardner via split decision at super featherweight as she shipped WBO and IBF titles, while she was beaten by Jonas at welterweight two years later.
Mayer won her opening 17 fights as a pro, becoming a world champion for the first time in her 14th bout in October 2020 when she defeated Ewa Brodnicka for the vacant WBO super featherweight belt.
She added that division's IBF strap two fights later with victory over Maiva Hamadouche.
Sandy Ryan's professional boxing stats
- Age: 31
- Height: 5f 9in
- Total fights: 10
- Record: 7-2-1 (3 KOs)
- Rounds contested: 77
Sandy Ryan career summary
After an amateur career that included winning Commonwealth Games gold on Australia's Gold Coast in 2018, Derby-born Ryan stepped up to the pro game in October 2021, beating Kirstie Bavington on points in a six-rounder.
She avenged a defeat to former lightweight world champion Erica Farias in her fourth fight with a unanimous decision win in her fifth and then shared a draw with Jessica McCaskill in her eighth fight.
Ryan went on to record a fourth-round stoppage victory over Terri Harper in March 2024 before her defeat to Mayer in a barnstorming contest six months later.
What are the fighters saying?
Mayer: Ryan is easily flustered
Mikaela Mayer: "I think Sandy has a pretty weak mentality. I think she overthinks a lot.
"She stresses out a lot. I can tell that she's easily flustered. That's not good. At the end of the day, this sport is all mental, so you've got to have your head right.
"I could have taken my belt and moved on, but it was a highly entertaining fight, and if this is what the fans want, then that's what I'll give them.
"It will be worse for Sandy this time, but regardless, expect another action-packed fight."
Ryan: I am in the shape of my life
Sandy Ryan: "[The paint throwing] did have an impact because I fought with emotion and anger. It clearly affected my performance and it wasn't a great situation to be involved in.
"As crazy as this sounds, I am actually looking forward to returning to the US. This time, I will be fully prepared for whatever comes my way.
"I've had some remarkable, history-making fights here already, so the opportunity to come back and showcase my talent while headlining in the fight capital of the world is amazing.
"The world will see a focused, determined, and talented fighter in the shape of her life, and I will reclaim my world title."
Watch Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan live on Sky Sports Action from midnight on Sunday morning.
