Mikaela Mayer retained her WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas, beating Britain’s Sandy Ryan by unanimous decision to settle their bitter rivalry.
The American overcame a cut above the eye and Ryan’s rally in the later rounds, winning with judges’ scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 98-92. After her victory, Mayer targeted a title unification bout with another Briton, Lauren Price.
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“Now it’s time for me to move on and go for undisputed,” said Mayer, setting up a potential winner-takes-all battle against Price.