How to watch Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer: date, time, fight card and more information

This Friday night, live from the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, two of the best female leather throwers in the world will meet in the Big Apple, with the WBO welterweight belt on the line in a boxing event hosted by Top Rank in association with Matchroom Boxing.

California-born Mikaela Mayer, the former multi-belt super featherweight world champion, returns from a four-fight tour of the UK. The last time we saw Mayer in action here in the United States was in April 2022, when she defeated Jennifer Han by unanimous decision in her native California to retain her WBO and IBF women's super featherweight titles.

Mikaela Mayer lost those belts (and her undefeated professional record) to fellow American Alycia Baumgardner in the first of their four-ring duels on British soil in 2022. Despite two wins in Britain in 2023, Mayer suffered defeat in a high-profile match – in January at the Echo Arena in Liverpool against Great Britain's Natasha Jonas for the IBF welterweight world title. Mayer lost the fight, her first at welterweight, by a split decision.

Mikaela Mayer now has her sights set on another welterweight world title and another British fighter in Sandy Ryan this Friday evening. At the Derby in England, Ryan defends her WBO welterweight title for the third time in just her tenth professional fight. There will be a familiar face in RyRyan'sorner in New York. Kay Koroma, who helped turn Mikaela Mayer from Olympic medalist to professional world champion, is a guiding light for Ryan in this career-defining main event.

Below, GOAL brings you all the information you need ahead of the Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer fight, including how to watch, start times and the full fight card:

When is Ryan vs. Mayer?

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Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer takes place on Friday, September 27th at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

• Date: Friday, September 27th
• Start time: The ESPN show is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. EST / 7:30 p.m. PST
• Main card ring aisles (approximately): 11:59 p.m. EST / 8:59 p.m. PST

How to watch Ryan vs Mayer in the USA?

You can stream Ryan vs Mayer in the US via ESPN+ and its app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don't need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV and many others.
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Ryan vs. Mayer fight card

Professional Boxing Statistics by Sandy Ryan

• Age: 31
• Height: 5' 10″ / 177cm
• To reach: 66.9″ / 170cm
• Total fights: 9
• Record: 7-1-1

Mikaela Mayer professional boxing stats

• Age: 34
• Height: 5' 9″ / 175cm
• To reach: 66.5″ / 169cm
• Total fights: 21
• Record: 19-2-0