WBO World Female Welterweight 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 a ten-round majority decision on Friday evening at the Madison Square Garden Theater 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 good body attack, winning a ten-round unanimous decision.
Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost by majority decision to 2016 Olympian and former IBF and WBO Super Featherweight champion Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a ten-time majority decision .
In the first round, Ryan used a good solid jab while Mayer landed an uppercut to the chin that buckled his knees. In the second round, Ryan followed Mayer around the ring to be against Mayer.
In the third round, Ryan finished the round with solid rights to the chin, taking the turn. Mayer landed half a dozen unanswered punches midway through the fourth round from Ryan. In the final seconds, Mayer landed a solid right on Ryan’s chin.
In the fifth round, both had their moments. The last 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 the hold. Ryan finished the round the stronger of the two.
In the seventh round they traded rights to each other’s chin. In the last seconds Ryan had the best. In the final eight rounds, Mayer landed a right to the chin that hit Ryan. Then again in the last seconds another right followed by a left to the chin of 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 proper right to Ryan’s chin. In the end, it was someone’s decision.
The results were 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.
In the main support bout, Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) dominated former WBO Latino Super Welter champion Damian ‘Samurai’ Sosa (25-3, 12 KOs) by a lopsided 10-round decision.
Zayas used an effective body attack in the first two rounds, and Sosa did not return a body shot. Zayas caught Sosa with a left hook on the chin in the final minute of the third round. In the final seconds, Zayas landed a solid right on the chin.
In the final seconds of the fifth round, Sosa finally landed his right on the chin of Zayas after working up to that point, which he had won 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 to Sosa’s chin.
In the ninth round, Zayas continued to outscore Sosa, taking another round. In the tenth and final round, Zayas continued to dominate Sosa, who was disappointed with 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 began to go to the body, taking the turn. 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 round, Mielnicki returned to being the counterfighter, while El Harraz was again the aggressor. In the ninth round, referee Charlie Fitch warned El Harraz for an intentional head. 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 ranked light welterweight southpaw Elvis ‘The Dominican Kid’ Rodriguez (17-1-1, 13 KOs) defeated the game Kendo Castaneda (21-7, 9 KOs) by a ten round unanimous decision.
In the first three rounds, Rodriguez overpowered Castaneda. In the fourth round, Rodriguez continued to break down Castaneda especially 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 a right to the nose, which prompted Rodriguez to come back with a good strike. In the last minute of the ninth round, the cut on Castaneda’s right eyelid reopened, causing blood to flow down the side of his face. In the tenth and final round, Rodriguez’s left eyelid closed, and Castaneda finally took a turn.
The scores are 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.
Light Welter Olympian Delante ‘Tiger’ Johnson (14-0, 6 KOs) defeated Yomar ‘The Majic’ Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KOs) by 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 last minute, Alamo hurts Johnson with a right, making him hit the bell for the most part.
In the fourth round, Johnson landed a right on Alamo’s chin and took him down 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 was doing 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 ten expected round, scoring four. slaughters
In the first two rounds, it was all Polanco with a good body attack and little return from Lopez. Polanco was booked for a low blow by referee Eddie Claudio.
Referee Claudio failed to address Polanco for striking in the third round without warning. 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 stepped back and took a knee just under a minute into another 8-count from referee Claudio. After the round, Lopez’s corner complained to Referee Claudio for not calling low shots.
In the sixth round, a little over a minute, a right from Lopez on the chin caused Lopez to take a knee for another 8-count from referee Claudio. With less than a minute remaining, a left hook to the chin from Polanco and Lopez took another knee, prompting Referee Claudio to finally wave him 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 responded with his jab while Hernandez backed him up. In the fifth round, Diaz dropped Hernandez with a counter right on 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 halfway started to be the aggressor, 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 mouth halfway through. Hernandez did enough to win the round.
The scores were 78-73, 78-73 and 77-74.
Mark Shunock was the announcer.
