Sandy Ryan is determined to end her vicious rivalry with Mikaela Mayer when they fight this weekend.
WBO welterweight world champion Ryan of Great Britain will fight Mayer live from the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. sky sports From 2am on Saturday.
When Ryan began working with Mayer’s training team, the two fighters had a bitter fallout, leading to the American leaving the gym and starting working with a new coach.
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Ryan and Mayer spoke with each other ahead of their WBO welterweight title fight.
She then lashed out at Ryan, prompting a fierce response from the Briton.
“The way you insult me as a human being,” Ryan said in a joint interview with Mayer. sky sports“I don’t respect her as a human being. I think she’s trash, she’s an adult and the way she talks is trash to me.”
Mayer responded: “I told the world what you did…you know what you’re doing, just own it.”
Ryan responded, “I will own you in the ring.” “It won’t go far.
“My last words will be in the ring.”
Mayer warned: “You and Flick (Savoy, Ryan’s trainer) would love to say I’m on my last legs, but you all know I’m going to put on one of the best performances of my life. I’m still in my prime and you’re getting the best Michaela Mayer.
“I want to hurt her. I want to end it far away, as the British say, but either way, no matter what happens, I will win.”
Ryan v Mayer airs on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday morning.
‘I’m in her head’
As vicious as he is in his quest for a world title shot, Ryan is convinced he has a psychological advantage over Mayer.
“I think I got into his head,” she said. sky sports.
The British continued: “I’m a champion. This is a professional sport and she’s not professional about it. I just have to get the job done.
“She got what she wanted and she will get what she deserves.
“Some of the things she said were personal,” she added. “So she’s going to get beaten up.
“I know what I must do. I will beat her.”
Ryan targets Price & Jonas.
Ryan, an amateur, was a GB team-mate alongside Lauren Price and Natasha Jonas. All three – WBA titlist Price, IBF belt-holder Jonas and WBO crown-holder Ryan – are current world champions at 147 pounds.
Despite their shared past, Ryan believes all rival champions will fight.
“Honestly, looking back, it’s crazy. We shared a house in camp, we went to different countries to spar and now we’ve won a world title in the same weight class. We’ve all got to do it. We’ve all got to have a big fight. I think history, making money is the way forward,” Ryan said. sky sports.
“Those are the fights I want for the future and I believe they want them too.
“I almost won all the belts (after the controversial draw with Jessica McCaskill), so I’d like to get that opportunity again next year.”
Watch Ryan vs. Mayer Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ From 2am on Saturday
