Mayer outbosed Ryan over the 10-round duration to earn scores of 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 for a decisive decision victory as she put her controversial prior clash with Ryan firmly in the past with a clear win.
After her victory, Mayer said, “I sat on my shots more and committed to my hooks more. Those hooks were coming over the top.
“Sandy tends to stand straight up. She comes forward and puts the pressure on, so we worked on chopping her down with those hooks over the top.”
And, having put her rivalry with Ryan to bed with back-to-back wins, Mayer set her sights on undisputed glory, and a unification battle with Wales’ Lauren Price.
“I had been needing to move to welterweight for a long time,” she explained.
“So, when I finally did, it just took a good, solid year and a half of hard work. This is where I’m comfortable, and this is where I should have been.
“I beat Sandy Ryan twice. Now it’s time for me to move on and go for undisputed, which is against Lauren Price.”
