WBO women’s welterweight world champion Sandy Ryan, defending for the third time against 2016 Olympian and former IBF and WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer, lost her title by ten-round majority decision on Friday night at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York. .
In the co-main event, NABF and WBO NABO Super Welterweight Champion Xander Zayas defeated former WBO Latino Super Welterweight Champion Damian ‘Samurai’ Sosa with a solid body attack and won a ten-round unanimous decision.
Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost to 2016 Olympian and former IBF and WBO Super Feather champion Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a ten-round majority decision.
In the first round, Ryan used a good solid jab while Mayer landed an overhand right on the chin that bent her knees. In the second round, Ryan followed Mayer around the ring and was countered by Mayer.
In the third round, Ryan finished the round with solid rights to the chin and took the round. Mayer landed half a dozen unanswered punches from Ryan in the fourth round at midpoint. In the final seconds, Mayer landed a solid right to Ryan’s chin.
In the fifth round, both had their moments. The final right was Mayer on Ryan’s chin. Mayer’s left eye showed some swelling. Midway through the sixth round, Ryan landed a solid left hook on Mayer’s chin, forcing her to hold on. Ryan finished the round the stronger of the two.
In the seventh round, they traded rights to each other’s chins. In the final seconds, Ryan gained the upper hand. In the last minute of the eighth round, Mayer landed a right to the chin, which shook Ryan. Then again in the last seconds another right, followed by a left on the chin from Ryan.
In the ninth round, Ryan landed solid rights to the chin. In the final seconds, Mayer rocked Ryan’s head back with a right uppercut to the chin. In the tenth and final round, both had their moments as Ryan landed solid rights to the chin, while Mayer countered with a right of her own to Ryan’s chin. In the end it was anyone’s decision.
The scores were 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.
In the co-main event, Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) dominated former WBO Latino Super Welterweight champion Damian ‘Samurai’ Sosa (25-3, 12 KOs) via a 10-round lopsided decision.
Zayas used an effective body attack in the first two rounds, and Sosa did not return a single body shot. Zayas rocked Sosa with a left hook to the chin in the third round’s final minute. In the final seconds, Zayas landed a solid right to the chin.
In the fifth round’s final seconds, Sosa finally landed his right on the chin of Zayas, who had been outworked up to that point, winning all five rounds. In the eighth round, Zayas landed several body shots to the solar plexus halfway through. In the final seconds, Zayas landed a right on Sosa’s chin.
In the ninth round, Zayas continued to take out Sosa and took another round. In the tenth and final round, Zayas continued to dominate Sosa, who was disappointed in his performance. The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90.
NABF, WBC Silver, WBO Inter-Continental Featherweight champion Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington (13-0, 8 KOs) won a 10-round majority decision over southpaw Sulaiman Segawa (17-5-1, 6 KOs). The scores were 97-93, 97-93 and 95-95.
WBA Continental Americas and WBC USA Junior Middleweight Champion Vito ‘White Majic’ Mielnicki, Jr. (20-1, 12 KOs) defeated Khalil ‘Arabetto’ El Harraz (16-6-1, 2 KOs) by a ten-round majority decision.
El Harraz was the aggressor in the first two rounds, with Mielnicki countering well. In the third round, Mielnick started going to the body and took the round. In the fourth round, Mielnicki’s trainer, Ronnie Shields, encouraged him to be more aggressive and go to the body, which he did.
From the fifth to the eighth rounds, Mielnicki returned to the counter fighter, while El Harraz was again the aggressor. In the ninth round, referee Charlie Fitch warned El Harraz for an intentional butt. He was the aggressor for the most part.
Both had moments in the tenth and final round, with El Harras being the aggressor.
The scores were 95-95, 100-90 and 98-92.
IBF no. 8, light welterweight southpaw Elvis ‘The Dominican Kid’ Rodriguez (17-1-1, 13 KOs) defeated grappling Kendo Castaneda (21-7, 9 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision.
In the first three rounds, Rodriguez outpointed Castaneda. In the fourth round, Rodriguez continued to break down Castaneda mostly to the body. In the final minute of the fifth round, a right hook from Rodriguez opened a cut on Castaneda’s left eyelid.
In the eighth round, Castaneda landed right on the nose, causing Rodriguez to come back with a good strike. In the ninth round’s final minute, the cut on Castaneda’s right eyelid reopened, sending blood pouring down the side of his face. In the tenth and final round, Rodriguez’s left eyelid swelled, and Castaneda finally took a round.
The scores are 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.
Light Welterweight Olympian Delante ‘Tiger’ Johnson (14-0, 6 KOs) defeated Yomar ‘The Majic’ Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KOs) by an eight-round unanimous decision.
The first round was all Alamo, with Johnson doing little as he moved around the ring. In the second round, Johnson started using his jab. In the final minute, Alamo hurt Johnson with a right, pinning him for the most part after the bell.
In the fourth round, Johnson landed right on Alamo’s chin and grabbed him in the final minute. In the fifth round, Johnson pushed Alamo to the ropes and held him with a warning from referee Charlie Fitch. At the end of the round, Alamo finished strong.
In the seventh and eighth rounds, Johnson did just enough to get the win.
The scores were 78-74, 78-74 and 77-75
Light Welterweight Olympian Rohan ‘El Rayo’ Polanco (14-0, 9 KOs) stopped Marcelino ‘Nino’ ​​Nicolas Lopez (37-5-1, 20 KOs) at 2:08 of the sixth round of a scheduled ten rounds stopped and four scored. knock off
In the first two rounds it was all Polanco with a good body attack and little return from Lopez. Polanco was warned for a low blow by referee Eddie Claudio.
Referee Claudio failed to address Polanco for going low without warning in the third round. With eleven seconds to go, Polanco countered a Lopez miss with a right uppercut to the chin, and Lopez went down for an eight count from referee Claudio.
In the fourth round, Polanco landed a combination to the chin, and Lopez took a step back and took a knee just under a minute in for another 8 count from referee Claudio. After the round, Lopez’s corner complained to referee Claudio for not calling low blows.
In the sixth round, a little over a minute in, a right from Lopez to the chin caused Lopez to take a knee for another 8 count from referee Claudio. With less than a minute left, a left hook to the chin from Polanco and Lopez took another knee, causing referee Claudio to finally wave it off.
Bantamweight Floyd ‘Cashflow’ Diaz (13-0, 3 KOs) defeated Mario ‘Mighty’ Hernandez (12-5-1, 4 KOs) by an eight-round unanimous decision.
In the four rounds, Diaz mostly countered with his jab when Hernandez backed him up. In the fifth round, Diaz dropped Hernandez with a counter right to the chin for an 8 count from referee Eddie Claudio. Hernandez managed to get through the round, fighting in spurts.
In the sixth and seventh rounds, Hernandez began to be the aggressor halfway through, with Diaz countering. (Diaz’s trainer and girlfriend’s co-trainer who should be in the audience, not the corner) encouraged Diaz throughout.
In the eighth and final round, Hernandez knocked out Diaz’s mouthpiece halfway through. Hernandez did enough to win the round.
The scores were 78-73, 78-73 and 77-74.
Mark Shunock was the ring announcer.
