Fight week has arrived for the continuation of one of the fiercest rivalries women’s boxing has ever seen.
Two-weight queen Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) will defend her WBO welterweight world title in a rematch against former champion Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) this Saturday, March 29, at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
In the co-feature, Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) will make the inaugural defense of his WBO welterweight world championship against Puerto Rican challenger Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs).
Mayer-Ryan II and Norman-Cuevas will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Matchroom Boxing, tickets are on sale via https://www.fontainebleaulasvegas.com/entertainment/top-rank-boxing/.
The ESPN+-streamed undercard (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) features rising featherweight phenom Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (14-0, 8 KOs) as he locks horns with Jose Enrique Vivas (23-3, 12 KOs) in a 10-round WBC final eliminator.
In additional undercard action:
- Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Giovannie Gonzalez, 8 rounds, junior welterweight
- Tiger Johnson vs. Kendo Castañeda, 8 rounds, welterweight
- Dedrick Crocklem vs. Dionne Ruvalcaba, 4 rounds, junior lightweight
- Emmanuel Chance vs. Miguel Guzman, 4 rounds, bantamweight
Original Programming
One More Round: Ryan vs. Mayer I: Three-time WNBA champion Chelsea Gray and former WNBA scoring champion Arike Ogunbowale watch the epic war and 2024 Women’s Fight of the Year nominee between Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer.
The Good Exchange: Mikaela Mayer & Seniesa Estrada:
Former undisputed world champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada sits down with two-division world champion and 2016 U.S. Olympian Mikaela Mayer to discuss Mayer’s rise as an American superstar in women’s boxing.
One More Round and The Good Exchange are available now on Top Rank’s YouTube Channel, while new episodes of Top Rank Real Time, a behind-the-scenes look at the fighters and their camps, will premiere every day throughout the week.
Fight Week Schedule
Wednesday, March 26: Face-Off
Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan will launch fight week with their first face-off since sharing the ring last September.
Highlights from the event will be featured on Top Rank’s YouTube, X (Twitter) and Facebook pages.
Thursday, March 27: Mayer vs. Ryan 2 Final Presser
4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
Streaming live on Top Rank’s YouTube, X (Twitter) and Facebook pages.
Friday, March 28: Mayer vs. Ryan 2 Official Weigh-In
4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
Streaming live on Top Rank’s YouTube, X (Twitter) and Facebook pages.
Saturday, March 29: Mayer vs. Ryan 2 Fight Night
Undercard Stream
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
LIVE and exclusively on ESPN+
ESPN Broadcast
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+
Credit: Top Rank
