Two main rematch on Saturday, when the WBO, Mikael Mayer, Sandy Ryan in Las Vegas (ESPN/ESPN+, 10.00 ET, with estimates at 19:00 ET at ESPN+), as well as the short-lived WBC title, William Zepeda, is aiming at the ESPN+), meets Tevin Farmer in Canceun, Mexico.
Mayer (20-2, 5 KO) defeated Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KO) by the decision of the majority in the main event of the boxing card at the Madison Square Garden theater in September last year. Before the fight, Ryan hit a can of red paint by an unidentified person when I leave the hotel to go to fight. Ryan was not undamaged and went to the place. She blamed Mayer and her team for the attack, something they denied.
The fighters developed a mighty contempt for themselves before fighting because of the trainer. Mayer trained with Kay Korom for most of her career, but in September 2023 “Coach Kay” also began training Ryan. Considering the conflict of interests, Mayer left Koroma for coach Kofi Yantuah, who was also in her team, after her losing with Natasha Jonas in January 2024.
Mayer defeated Ryan from the results cards 93-97, 94-96 and 95-95 in a close fight, which separated both warrior with only one blow-Mayer, he landed 186 blows to Ryan 185, and also put Ryan with power mounts (132-128). But Ryan landed three more stabs than Mayer (57 to 54) for 10 rounds.
Zepeda (32-0, 27 KO) defeated the farmer (33-7-1, 8 KO) by a decision divided in November last year in the fight for a lightweight WBC title. The fighters separated only one round on all three results cards (94-95 twice for Zepeda and 95-94 for a farmer).
While Zepeda, who was knocked down in round 4, threw more punches at 191 than a farmer, only 33.3% of his blows to 32.9% for the farmer landed. Zepeda also landed 90 blows to just 45 for a farmer.
Let’s look at both rematch by numbers. This report uses information from ESPN and Compubox research.
Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan
-115: Ryan’s chances to win a fight according to the ESPN plant. Mayer is weaker at -105.
60: The percentage of blows landed through Ryan in rounds from 6 to 10 (111 of 185). Mayer landed 54% of his blows in the same period (101 of 186). The biggest difference in combat was Jab Mayer. She threw 317 strokes and 319 power blows, almost 50-50. Ryan threw 224 strokes and 343 power. Only 40% of her blows are stabs.
5: The number of titles is fighting for Ryan (including Saturday rematch with Mayer) in her 11 professional fights. Ryan defeated Marie-Bier Houle by a unanimous decision in April 2023 in order to gain a free WBO semi-edge title. She fought for a draw in the struggle of unification against Jessica McCaskill in September 2023, and then in March 2024 she did one successful defense against Terri Harper.
9: The number of titles is fighting for Mayer (including Saturday’s fight with Ryan) and the third in welterweight. Mayer lost to Natasha Jonas in January 2024 by dividing the decision, while requiring the IBF welterweight title. Then she beat Ryan in September 2024 to capture the WBO belt. She also had title fights at Junior Lightweight and Lightweight (short-lived title).
7: Mayer’s place in ESPN women’s rankings for pounds. It is also no.
1: The difference in blows landed in their first fight (186-185, in favor of Mayer).
32.6: The percentage of blows landed through Ryan in her first fight with Mayer (185 of 567). A higher percentage in JABS (25.4% to 17% for Mayer) has also landed.
9: The largest number of stabs landed through Mayer and Ryan in the first fight (Ryan in round 1 and Mayer in round 4). Neither Mayer nor Ryan threw stabs into double numbers in any round.
8: The number of rounds in which Ryan landed power in two -digit numbers to seven Ryan. The most effective Mayer round was 10 when 50% of her blows landed. Ryan landed 54.8% in round 4.
44: Total blows landed in the body through Mayer, up to 33 for Ryan. Of these Mayer, only five were stabs, only two landed by Ryan.
William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer
-750: Zepeda’s chances to win the fight according to the ESPN plant. The farmer is weaker in +475.
31.9: The average blow has landed on the round through Zepeda in the last 10 fights. This is the highest of the masters and contenders for the title at 135 pounds (15.9). He throws 96.5 blows to the round, also the highest among lightweight masters and contenders. For comparison, the farmer throws 55 stamps per round, while the average division is 56.6.
23.8: The average power blows landed on the round through Zepeda in the last 10 fights, the second highest among lightweight masters and rivals. This is exactly twice as much as the average for the division (11.9 per round) and 10 more blows than a farmer (13.8 per round).
29.2 The percentage of power blows landed to Zepedy through his opponents (11.4 per round).
34.2: Percentage of blows landed by Zepeda. The farmer lands 38.9%. The average compubox for lightweight division is 29.5%.
19: The balls for the round landed through the farmer in their first fight against Zeda, almost three more than his average 16.4. From among these blows, 13.8 per round.
79: Power hit the body through Zepeda in the first fight with a farmer, who landed only with 42 mounts.
3: The total stabs of the body landed by the farmer against Zepeda during their first fight. It is less than half of its average 6.4 landed on the round.
7: The difference in blows landed in the round in the first fight, in favor of Zepeda. Zepeda also stranded 19 blows (78-59).
1: Knocking down in the first fight. Farmer dropped Zeda on the left bank in the fourth round.
Britain has produced some great heavyweights in recent years, ending an almost century-long curse and seeing success in the division ever since. Predicting the outcome of the clash between two of the best fighters in the country, Lennox Lewis and Tyson Fury, Roy Jones Jr said it would be a “great fight”.
Bob Fitzsimmons became the first British world heavyweight champion in 1897, and he and Jones remain the only two fighters in boxing history to have won both middleweight and heavyweight world titles.
However, Great Britain struggled for success in the division after the Fitzsimmons fight, unable to claim heavyweight supremacy until Lennox Lewis became WBC world champion in 1992. Britain has since crowned its title 11th world heavyweight championFabio Wardley, who follows in the footsteps of Fury and Anthony Joshua.
In an interview with Grosvenor CasinoJones said he would give Lewis an advantage over the “Gypsy King” if they met in their prime.
“Tyson Fury vs. Lennox Lewis? That would be a great fight, but my first thought was Lennox Lewis because of his power. But my second thought was also that Tyson Fury was great at making adjustments. I would go with Lennox Lewis.”
At least one heavyweight world title is expected to remain in a Briton’s hands for some time, with Daniel Dubois scheduled to face another Briton, Fabio Wardley, for the WBO belt next month.
In the meantime, we hope 21-year-old Moses Itauma can continue Britain’s success for many years to come, with the youngster considered by many to be the hottest prospect in boxing.
As for Fury, he is focused on the UK-wide megafight with Joshua – their own ‘Battle of Britain’ after Lennox fought Frank Bruno in 1993.
“Derrick James, he started getting a little more players and a little more buzz, and I feel like our communication has changed,” Charlo told Brian Custer.
Charlo said that as James built a larger stable, there was less hands-on time spent with him and more trying to control the gym environment. He claimed that James wanted things done his way, including telling players to remove dogs from the gym during training sessions and changing the atmosphere that helped build their success.
Charlo has been out of the ring since his loss to Saul Alvarez in 2023, and James recently split from Errol Spence Jr. A coach once considered one of the safest hands in the sport is suddenly facing public criticism from two of his biggest names.
“He wanted it his way,” Charlo said. “Coach needs us. Don’t overdo it, coach. Serene down, coach. I was your first champion.”
He also pointed to his camp leading up to the Alvarez fight, saying the support around him wasn’t the same when he needed it most.
“You don’t enter into a world title fight like that,” Charlo said.
Charlo still believes he can regain his spot in the junior middleweight division, and talks about a possible fight with Sebastian Fundora are ongoing later this year. His confidence hasn’t changed, but his patience with ancient alliances has noticeably changed. Sometimes a rift begins when success changes the room.
However, ‘AJ’ instead maintained that he would prefer a warm-up fight first, with the Londoner expected to return to action in July, ahead of a long-awaited meeting with his arch-rival in November.
I’m talking to talkSPORT BoxingHamed was looking forward to this match and suggested that a draw could be on the cards.
“Who do I think will win the fight between AJ and Fury? Well, that is the question and everyone wants to know.
“Years ago, Tyson had this awkward style for me where he could make AJ look stupid, that’s true. Now everything has changed. Tyson seemed to have backed off a little bit.
“But with Tyson Fury you never know, maybe one night he’ll show up and box amazingly and do what he did to Wilder. Those first few rounds [against Makhmudov]I was a little disappointed that he didn’t go from the start.
“This is going to sound crazy to you, but would it be unbelievable if I said it could be a draw?”
It is unclear whether Fury will also fight in the summer or whether he will avoid risking a lucrative romance with Joshua and wait patiently on the sidelines.
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