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The Sweet Science rankings are from the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (www.tbrb.org), in support of the most authoritative rankings in the world today.  These are the rankings as of February 7th, 2017

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Rank Name Nationality Record Division
1 Roman Gonzalez * NIC 46-0-0 (38) Jr. Bantamweight
2 Andre Ward USA 30-0-0 (15) Light Heavyweight
3 Sergey Kovalev RUS 30-1-1 (26) Light Heavyweight
4 Manny Pacquiao PHI 59-6-2 (38) Welterweight
5 Terence Crawford USA 29-0-0 (20) Jr. Welterweight
6 Gennady Golovkin KAZ 36-0-0 (31) Middleweight
7 Vasyl Lomachenko UKR 7-1-0 (5) Jr. Lightweight
8 Naoya Inoue JPN 12-0-0 (10) Jr. Bantamweight
9 Leo Santa Cruz USA 33-1-1- (18) Featherweight
10 Shinsuke Yamanaka JPN 27-0-2 (19) Bantamweight

* Champions recognized by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Heavyweight

Rank
Name
Record – G-P-E (KO)
Nationality
Ult. Semana
corona af0e0 OPEN ***
1 Anthony Joshua 18-0-0 (18) ENG 2
2 Luis Ortiz 27-0-0 (23) CUB 3
3 Deontay Wilder 36-0-0 (35) USA 4
4 Joseph Parker 19-0-0 (16) NZ 5
5 Kubrat Pulev 23-1-0 (12) BUL 6
6 Carlos Takam 33-3-1 (25) CMR 7
7 Andy Ruiz 29-1-0 (19) USA 8
8 Christian Hammer 20-4-0 (11) ROM 9
9 Dillian Whyte 20-1-0 (15) ENG 10
10 Tony Bellew 29-2-1 (19) ENG

Cruiserweight (200lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Oleksandr Usyk 11-0-0 (10) UKR 1
2 Murat Gassiev 24-0-0 (17) RUS 2
3 Denis Lebedev 29-3-0 (22) RUS 3
4 Krzysztof Glowacki 26-1-0 (16) POL 4
5 Tony Bellew 28-2-1 (18) ENG 5
6 Marco Huck 40-3-1 (27) GER 6
7 Mairis Briedis 21-0-0 (18) LVA 7
8 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk 52-3-1 (20) POL 8
9 Yunier Dorticos 21-0-0 (20) CUB 9
10 Maksim Vlasov 37-2-0 (20) RUS 10

Light Heavyweight (175lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 Adonis Stevenson 28-1-0 (23) CAN ***
1 Andre Ward 31-0-0 (15) USA 1
2 Sergey Kovalev 30-1-1 (26) RUS 2
3 Joe Smith Jr. 22-1-0 (18) USA 3
4 Nathan Cleverly 30-3-0 (16) WLS 4
5 Sullivan Barrera 18-1-0 (13) CUB 5
6 Eleider Alvarez 22-0-0 (10) COL 7
7 Artur Beterbiev 11-0-0 (10) RUS 6
8 Juergen Braehmer 48-3-0 (35) GER 8
9 Oleksandr Gvozdk 12-0-0 (10) UKR 9
10 Marcus Browne 19-0-0 (14) USA 10

Super Middleweight (168lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 ***
1 James DeGale 23-1-0 (14) ENG 1
2 Badou Jack 20-1-1 (12) SWE 2
3 George Groves 24-3-0 (18) ENG 3
4 Gilberto Ramirez 34-0-0 (24) MEX 4
5 Anthony Dirrell 28-1-1 (22) USA 5
6 Arthur Abraham 44-5-0 (29) GER 6
7 Lucian Bute 32-3-1 (25) CAN 7
8 Callum Smith 21-0-0 (16) ENG 8
9 Andre Dirrell 25-2-0 (16) USA 9
10 Martin Murray 34-4-1 (16) ENG 10

Middleweight (160lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
corona af0e0 Saul Alvarez 48-1-1 (33) MEX ***
1 Gennady Golovkin 35-0-0 (32) KAZ 1
2 Daniel Jacobs 32-1-0 (29) USA 2
3 Billy Joe Saunders 23-0-0 (12) ENG 3
4 David Lemieux 35-3-0 (32) CAN 4
5 Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam 35-2-0 (21) CMR 5
6 Chris Eubank Jr. 23-1-0 (18) ENG 6
7 Avtandil Khurtsidze 32-2-2 (21) GEO 7
8 Sergiy Derevyanchenko 32-2-2 (21) RUS 8
9 Jorge Sebastian Heiland 28-4-2 (15) ARG 9
10 Ryota Murata 12-0-0 (9) JAP 10

Junior Middleweight (154lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0  VACANTE  –  –  –
1 Saul Alvarez 48-1-1 (34) MEX 1
2 Erislandy Lara 23-2-2 (13) USA 2
3 Jermall Charlo 24-0-0 (17) CUB 3
4 Demetrius Andrade 23-0-0 (16) USA 4
5 Jermell Charlo 28-0-0 (11) USA 5
6 Austin Trout 30-3-0 (17) USA 6
7 Vanes Martirosyan 36-3-1 (21) USA 7
8 Jarrett Hurd 20-0-0 (14) USA 8
9 Justin DeLoach 17-1-0 (9) USA 9
10 Erickson Lubin 18-0-0 (13) USA

Welterweight (147lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Manny Pacquiao 59-6-2 (38) PHI 1
2 Kell Brook 36-1-0 (25) ENG 2
3 Keith Thurman 27-0-0 (22) USA 3
4 Timothy Bradley 33-2-1 (13) USA 4
5 Shawn Porter 26-2-1 (16) USA 5
6 Errol Spence Jr 21-0-0 (18) USA 6
7 Danny Garcia 32-0-0 (18) USA 7
8 Jessie Vargas 27-1-0 (10) USA 8
9 Lamont Peterson 35-3-1 (17) USA 9
10 Felix Diaz 18-1-0 (8) DOM 10

Junior Welterweight (140lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 Terence Crawford 29-0-0 (20) USA ***
1 Viktor Postol 28-1-0 (12) UKR 1
2 Julius Indongo 21-0-0 (11) NAM 2
3 Adrien Broner 32-2-0 (24) USA 3
4 Sergey Lipinets 11-0-0 (9) KAZ 4
5 John Molina Jr. 29-7-0 (23) USA 5
6 Ruslan Provodnikov 25-5-0 (18) RUS 6
7 Antonio Orozco 25-0-0 (16) USA 7
8 Adrian Granados 18-4-2 (12) USA 8
9 Ricky Burns 41-5-1 (14) SCO 9
10 Ohara Davies 15-0-0 (12) ENG

Lightweight (135lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Mikey Garcia 36-0-0 (30) USA 1
2 Jorge Linares 41-3-0 (27) VEN 2
3 Terry Flanagan 31-0-0 (12) ENG 3
4 Rances Barthelemy 25-0-0 (13) CUB 4
5 Robert Easter Jr. 18-0-0 (14) USA 5
6 Anthony Crolla 31-5-3 (14) ENG 6
7 Dejan Zlaticanin 22-0-0 (15) MNE 7
8 Denis Shafikov 38-2-1 (20) RUS 8
9 Petr Petrov 38-4-2 (18) RUS 9
10 Richard Commey 24-2-0 (22) GHA 10

Junior Lightweight (130lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Vasyl Lomachenko 7-1-0 (4) UKR 1
2 Jezreel Corrales 20-1-0 (8) PAN 2
3 Miguel Berchelt 31-1-0 (28) MEX 3
4 Takashi Miura 31-3-2 (24) JPN 4
5 Orlando Salido 42-13-4 (30) MEX 5
6 Francisco Vargas 23-0-2 (17) MEX 6
7 Jason Sosa 20-1-4 (15) USA 7
8 Gervaonta Davis 17-0-0 (16) USA 8
9 Roman Martinez 29-3-3 (17) PR 9
10 Takashi Uchiyama 24-2-1 (20) JAP 10

Featherweight (126lbs)

Rank Name5 Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Leo Santa Cruz 33-1-1 (18) USA 1
2 Carl Frampton 23-0-0 (14) NRL 2
3 Simpiwe Vetyeka 29-3-0 (17) RSA 3
4 Lee Selby 23-1-0 (8) WLS 4
5 Gary Russell, Jr. 27-1-0 (16) USA 5
6 Abner Mares 30-2-1 (15) MEX 6
7 Oscar Valdez 21-0-0 (19) MEX 7
8 Joseph Diaz Jr. 23-0-0 (13) USA 8
9 Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar 28-2-0 (21) ARG 9
10 Oscar Escandon 25-2-0 (17) COL 10

Junior Featherweight (122lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 Guillermo Rigondeaux 17-0-0 (11) CUB ***
1 Jessie Magdaleno 24-0-0 (17) USA 1
2 Nonito Donaire 37-4-0 (24) PHI 2
3 Rey Vargas 28-0-0 (22) MEX 4
4 Yukinori Oguni 19-1-1 (07) JAP 3
5 Jonathan Guzman 22-1-0 (22) DOM 5
6 Hugo Ruiz 36-4-0 (32) MEX 6
7 Shingo Wake 20-5-2 (12) JPN 7
8 Genesis Servania 28-0-0 (11) PHI 8
9 Moises Flores 25-0-0 (17) MEX 9
10 Nehomar Cermeno 26-5-1 (15) VEN 10

Bantamweight (118lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Shinsuke Yamanaka 26-0-2 (18) JPN 1
2 Zhanat Zhakiyanov 27-1-0 (18) KAZ 2
3 Rau’shee Warren 14-1-0 (4) USA 3
4 Juan Carlos Payano 17-1-0 (8) DR 4
5 Jamie McDonnell 29-2-1 (13) ENG 5
6 Liborio Solis 25-5-1 (11) VEN 6
7 Anselmo Moreno 36-5-1 (12) PAN 7
8 Marlon Tapales 29-2-0 (12) PHI 8
9 Lee Haskins 34-3-0 (14) ENG 9
10 Luis Nery 20-0-0 (14) MEX 10

Junior Bantamweight (115lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Naoya Inoue 11-0-0 (9) JPN 1
2 Roman Gonzalez 46-0-0 (38) NIC 2
3 Carlos Cuadras 35-1-1 (27) MEX 3
4 Khalid Yafai 21-0-0 (14) ENG 4
5 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai 41-4-1 (38) THA 5
6 Jerwin Ancajas 25-1-1 (16) PHI 6
7 Luis Concepcion 35-5-0 (24) PAN 7
8 Norberto Jimenez 25-8-4 (13) DR 8
9 Takuma Inoue 8-2-0 (2) JPN 9
10 Juan Francisco Estrada 34-2-0 (24) MEX 10

Flyweight (112lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE ***
1 Johnriel Casimero 23-3-0 (15) PHI 1
2 Kazuto Ioka 20-1-0 (12) JPN 2
3 Donnie Nietes 39-1-4 (22) PHI 3
4 Juan Carlos Reveco 37-3-0 (19) ARG 4
5 Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep 41-3-0 (27) THA 6
6 Juan Hernandez Navarrete 34-2–0 (25) MEX
7 McWilliams Arroyo 36-3-0 (19) PR 5
8 Daigo Higa 10-0-0 (10) JPN 7
9 Takuya Kogawa 27-4-0 (13) JPN 9
10 Vincent Legrand 24-0-0 (14) FRA 10

Junior Flyweight (108lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Pedro Guevara 28-2-1 (17) MEX 1
2 Ryoichi Taguchi 25-2-1 (11) JPN 2
3 Carlos Canizales 16-0-1 (13) VEN 3
4 Kosei Tanaka 8-0-0 (5) JPN 4
5 Ganigan Lopez 28-6-0 (17) MEX 5
6 Akira Yaegashi 24-5-1 (12) JPN 6
7 Moises Fuentes 24-2-1 (13) MEX 7
8 Rey Loreto 23-13-0 (15) PHI 8
9 Jonathan Taconing 22-2-1 (18) PHI 9
10 Jesse Espinas 15-2-0 (10) PHI 10

Strawweight (105lbs)

Rank Name Record – G-P-E (KO) Nationality Ult. Semana
 corona af0e0 VACANTE
1 Wanheng Menayothin 43-0-0 (17) THA 1
2 Knockout CP Freshmart 13-0-0 (6) THA 2
3 Jose Argumedo 19-3-1 (11) MEX 3
4 Byron Rojas 18-3-3 (8) NIC 4
5 Katsunari Takayama 31-8-0 (12) JPN 5
6 Carlos Buitrago 29-2-1 (17) NIC 6
7 Melvin Jerusalem 11-1-0 (7) PHI 7
8 Saul Juarez 23-5-1 (12) MEX 8
9 Simphiwe Khonco 17-5-0 (7) RSA 9
10 Petchmanee Kokietgym 16-0-0 (9) THA 10

 

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Ringside at the Fontainebleau where Mikaela Mayer Won her Rematch with Sandy Ryan

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LAS VEGAS, NV — The first meeting between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan last September at Madison Square Garden was punctuated with drama before the first punch was thrown. When the smoke cleared, Mayer had become a world-title-holder in a second weight class, taking away Ryan’s WBO welterweight belt via a majority decision in a fan-friendly fight.

The rematch tonight at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas was another fan-friendly fight. There were furious exchanges in several rounds and the crowd awarded both gladiators a standing ovation at the finish.

Mayer dominated the first half of the fight and held on to win by a unanimous decision. But Sandy Ryan came on strong beginning in round seven, and although Mayer was the deserving winner, the scores favoring her (98-92 and 97-93 twice) fail to reflect the competitiveness of the match-up. This is the best rivalry in women’s boxing aside from Taylor-Serrano.

Mayer, 34, improved to 21-2 (5). Up next, she hopes, in a unification fight with Lauren Price who outclassed Natasha Jonas earlier this month and currently holds the other meaningful pieces of the 147-pound puzzle. Sandy Ryan, 31, the pride of Derby, England, falls to 7-3-1.

Co-Feature

In his first defense of his WBO world welterweight title (acquired with a brutal knockout of Giovani Santillan after the title was vacated by Terence Crawford), Atlanta’s Brian Norman Jr knocked out Puerto Rico’s Derrieck Cuevas in the third round. A three-punch combination climaxed by a short left hook sent Cuevas staggering into a corner post. He got to his feet before referee Thomas Taylor started the count, but Taylor looked in Cuevas’s eyes and didn’t like what he saw and brought the bout to a halt.

The stoppage, which struck some as premature, came with one second remaining in the third stanza.

A second-generation prizefighter (his father was a fringe contender at super middleweight), the 24-year-old Norman (27-0, 21 KOs) is currently boxing’s youngest male title-holder. It was only the second pro loss for Cuevas (27-2-1) whose lone previous defeat had come early in his career in a 6-rounder he lost by split decision.

Other Bouts

In a career-best performance, 27-year-old Brooklyn featherweight Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (15-0, 9 KOs) blasted out Jose Enrique Vivas (23-4) in the third round.

Carrington, who was named the Most Outstanding Boxer at the 2019 U.S. Olympic Trials despite being the lowest-seeded boxer in his weight class, decked Vivas with a right-left combination near the end of the second round. Vivas barely survived the round and was on a short leash when the third stanza began. After 53 seconds of round three, referee Raul Caiz Jr had seen enough and waived it off. Vivas hadn’t previously been stopped.

Cleveland welterweight Tiger Johnson, a Tokyo Olympian, scored a fifth-round stoppage over San Antonio’s Kendo Castaneda. Johnson assumed control in the fourth round and sent Castaneda to his knees twice with body punches in the next frame. The second knockdown terminated the match. The official time was 2:00 of round five.

Johnson advanced to 15-0 (7 KOs). Castenada declined to 21-9.

Las Vegas junior welterweight Emiliano Vargas (13-0, 11 KOs) blasted out Stockton, California’s Giovanni Gonzalez in the second round. Vargas brought the bout to a sudden conclusion with a sweeping left hook that knocked Gonzalez out cold. The end came at the 2:00 minute mark of round two.

Gonzalez brought a 20-7-2 record which was misleading as 18 of his fights were in Tijuana where fights are frequently prearranged.  However, he wasn’t afraid to trade with Vargas and paid the price.

Emiliano Vargas, with his matinee idol good looks and his boxing pedigree – he is the son of former U.S. Olympian and two-weight world title-holder “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas – is highly marketable and has the potential to be a cross-over star.

Eighteen-year-old Newark bantamweight Emmanuel “Manny” Chance, one of Top Rank’s newest signees, won his pro debut with a four-round decision over So Cal’s Miguel Guzman. Chance won all four rounds on all three cards, but this was no runaway. He left a lot of room for improvement.

There was a long intermission before the co-main and again before the main event, but the tedium was assuaged by a moving video tribute to George Foreman.

Photos credit: Al Applerose

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William Zepeda Edges Past Tevin Farmer in Cancun; Improves to 34-0

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William Zepeda Edges Past Tevin Farmer in Cancun; Improves to 34-0

No surprise, once again William Zepeda eked out a win over the clever and resilient Tevin Farmer to remain undefeated and retain a regional lightweight title on Saturday.

There were no knockdowns in this rematch.

The Mexican punching machine Zepeda (33-0, 17 KOs) once more sought to overwhelm Farmer (33-8-1, 9 KOs) with a deluge of blows. This rematch by Golden Boy Promotions took place in the famous beach resort area of Cancun, Mexico.

It was a mere four months ago that both first clashed in Saudi Arabia with their vastly difference styles. This time the tropical setting served as the background which suited Zepeda and his lawnmower assaults. The Mexican fans were pleased.

Nothing changed in their second meeting.

Zepeda revved up the body assault and Farmer moved around casually to his right while fending off the Mexican fighter’s attacks. By the fourth round Zepeda was able to cut off Farmer’s escape routes and targeted the body with punishing shots.

The blows came in bunches.

In the fifth round Zepeda blasted away at Farmer who looked frantic for an escape. The body assault continued with the Mexican fighter pouring it on and Farmer seeming to look ready to quit. When the round ended, he waved off his corner’s appeals to stop.

Zepeda continued to dominate the next few rounds and then Farmer began rallying. At first, he cleverly smothered Zepeda’s body attacks and then began moving and hitting sporadically. It forced the Mexican fighter to pause and figure out the strategy.

Farmer, a Philadelphia fighter, showed resiliency especially when it was revealed he had suffered a hand injury.

During the last three rounds Farmer dug down deep and found ways to score and not get hit. It was Boxing 101 and the Philly fighter made it work.

But too many rounds had been put in the bank by Zepeda. Despite the late rally by Farmer one judge saw it 114-114, but two others scored it 116-112 and 115-113 for Zepeda who retains his interim lightweight title and place at the top of the WBC rankings.

“I knew he was a difficult fighter. This time he was even more difficult,” said Zepeda.

Farmer was downtrodden about another loss but realistic about the outcome and starting slow.

“But I dominated the last rounds,” said Farmer.

Zepeda shrugged at the similar outcome as their first encounter.

“I’m glad we both put on a great show,” said Zepeda.

Female Flyweight Battle

Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle edged past Texas fighter Marlen Esparza to win their showdown at flyweight by split decision after 10 rounds.

Valle moved up two weight divisions to meet Esparza who was slightly above the weight limit. Both showed off their contrasting styles and world class talent.

Esparza, a former unified flyweight world titlist, stayed in the pocket and was largely successful with well-placed jabs and left hooks. She repeatedly caught Valle in-between her flurries.

The current minimumweight world titlist changed tactics and found more success in the second half of the fight. She forced Esparza to make the first moves and that forced changes that benefited her style.

Neither fighter could take over the fight.

After 10 rounds one judge saw Esparza the winner 96-94, but two others saw Valle the winner 97-93 twice.

Will Valle move up and challenge the current undisputed flyweight world champion Gabriela Fundora? That’s the question.

Valle currently holds the WBC minimumweight world title.

Puerto Rico vs Mexico

Oscar Collazo (12-0, 9 KOs), the WBO, WBA minimumweight titlist, knocked out Mexico’s Edwin Cano (13-3-1, 4 KOs) with a flurry of body shots at 1:12 of the fifth round.

Collazo dominated with a relentless body attack the Mexican fighter could not defend. It was the Puerto Rican fighter’s fifth consecutive title defense.

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Avila Perspective, Chap. 319: Rematches in Las Vegas, Cancun and More

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Rematches are the bedrock for prizefighting.

Return battles between rival boxers always means their first encounter was riveting and successful at the box office.

Six months after their first brutal battle Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) and Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) will slug it out again for the WBO welterweight world title this time on Saturday, March 29, at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas.

ESPN will show the Top Rank card live.

“It’s important for women’s boxing to have these rivalries and this is definitely up there as one of the top ones,” Mayer told the BBC.

If you follow Mayer’s career you know that somehow drama follows. Whether its back-and-forth beefs with fellow American fighters or controversial judging due to nationalism in countries abroad. The Southern California native who now trains in Las Vegas knows how to create the drama.

For female fighters self-promotion is a necessity.

Most boxing promoters refuse to step out of the usual process set for male boxers, not for female boxers. Things remain the same and have been for the last 70 years. Social media has brought changes but that has made promoters do even less.

No longer are there press conferences, instead announcements are made on social media to be drowned among the billions of other posts. It is not killing but diluting interest in the sport.

Women innately present a different advantage that few if any promoters are recognizing. So far in the past 25 years I have only seen two or three promoters actually ignite interest in female fighters. They saw the advantages and properly boosted interest in the women.

The fight breakdown

Mayer has won world titles in the super featherweight and now the welterweight division. Those are two vastly different weight classes and prove her fighting abilities are based on skill not power or size.

Coaching Mayer since amateurs remains Al Mitchell and now Kofi Jantuah who replaced Kay Koroma the current trainer for Sandy Ryan.

That was the reason drama ignited during their first battle. Then came someone tossing paint at Ryan the day of their first fight.

More drama.

During their first fight both battled to control the initiative with Mayer out-punching the British fighter by a slender margin. It was a back-and-forth struggle with each absorbing blows and retaliating immediately.

New York City got its money’s worth.

Ryan had risen to the elite level rapidly since losing to Erica Farias three years ago. Though she was physically bigger and younger, she was out-maneuvered and defeated by the wily veteran from Argentina. In the rematch, however, Ryan made adjustments and won convincingly.

Can she make adjustments from her defeat to Mayer?

“I wanted the rematch straight away,” said Ryan on social media. “I’ve come to America again.”

Both fighters have size and reach. In their first clash it was evident that conditioning was not a concern as blows were fired nonstop in bunches. Mayer had the number of punches landed advantage and it unfolded with the judges giving her a majority decision win.

That was six months ago. Can she repeat the outcome?

Mayer has always had boiler-oven intensity. It’s not fake. Since her amateur days the slender Southern California blonde changes disposition all the way to red when lacing up the gloves. It’s something that can’t be taught.

Can she draw enough of that fire out again?

“I didn’t have to give her this rematch. I could have just sat it out, waited for Lauren Price to unify and fought for undisputed or faced someone else,” said Mayer to BBC. “That’s not the fighter I am though.”

Co-Main in Las Vegas

The co-main event pits Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) facing Puerto Rico’s Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) in a contest for the WBO welterweight title.

Norman, 24, was last seen a year ago dissecting a very good welterweight in Giovani Santillan for a knockout win in San Diego. He showed speed, skill and power in defeating Santillan in his hometown.

Cuevas has beaten some solid veteran talent but this will be his big test against Norman and his first attempt at winning a world title.

Also on the Top Rank card will be Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and Emiliano Vargas, the son of Fernando Vargas, in separate bouts.

Golden Boy in Cancun

A rematch between undefeated William “Camaron” Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) and ex-champ Tevin Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) headlines the lightweight match on Saturday March 29, at Cancun, Mexico.

In their first encounter Zepeda was knocked down in the fourth round but rallied to win a split-decision over Farmer. It showed the flaws in Zepeda’s tornado style.

DAZN will stream the Golden Boy Promotions card that also includes a clash between Yokasta Valle the WBC minimumweight world titlist who is moving up to flyweight to face former flyweight champion Marlen Esparza.

Both Valle and Esparza have fast hands.

Valle is excellent darting in and out while Esparza has learned how to fight inside. It’s a toss-up fight.

Fights to Watch

Fri. DAZN 12 p.m. Cameron Vuong (7-0) vs Jordan Flynn (11-0-1); Pat Brown (0-0) vs Federico Grandone (7-4-2).

Sat. DAZN 5 p.m. William Zepeda (32-0) vs Tevin Farmer (33-7-1); Yokasta Valle (32-3) vs Marlen Esparza (15-2).

Sat. ESPN 7 p.m. Mikaela Mayer (20-2) vs Sandy Ryan (7-2-1); Brian Norman Jr. (26-0) vs Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1).

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