On a day of great storytelling the folks at Top Rank Boxing set the stage for the Ryan v Mayer fight that is set to take place this Friday, September 27 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden.
Top Rank started the Press Conference with the introduction of Puerto Rican and 2024 Olympian Juanmita López De Jesús being introduced to the media as the star signed a long-term contract with the Promotions.
From there the storytelling got elevated with the interviews by Host Mark Shunock as he got to interview some of the fighters that are going to be featured on Friday.
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Starting with the story of Vito Mielnicki, Jr. from New Jersey, as he shared his journey from sitting in the stands with his Father as a fan and working his way to Top Rank Boxing. Mielnicki Jr is ready to take on Khalil El Harraz in 10 Rounds of Junior Middleweight action.
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Then things went to Tiger Johnson from Cleveland, Ohio as he is going to take on Yomar Alamo in Eight Rounds of Junior Welterweight action. To hear Johnson speak about how he is going to elevate his fighting game to another level on Friday is inspiring along with being able to share the same stage as his favorite fighter in Muhammad Ali sent goosebumps around the Theatre.
When things got to the Co-Main event of Xander Zayas taking on Damian Sosa for the NABF and NABO Junior Middleweight Titles things got extra emotional. Hearing Zayas one of Top Rank Top Prospects speak about his journey through the amateur ranks and being in the moment of the Co-Main event is one that also was a meaningful moment.
The fight between Zayas and Sosa is going to be one that the Garden is going to get into as it is Puerto Rico taking on Mexico and both fighters having an extra passionate fan base.
Things got extra spicy during the Press Conference during the Main Event segment of the Press Conference as former friends turned rivals in Mikaela Mayer went face-to-face with Sandy Ryan. The tension was felt all throughout the Arena as the ladies shared the story of the bad blood that they now have with the other.
Mayer and Ryan first friends during the amateur days, turned into a rivalry when Ryan came stateside to start training and went into the camp of Mikaela without any notice or messaging at first and took away the corners and Coaches from Mikaela.
In what Mikaela calls a “Blessing in Disguise” it was fascinating to see the story of how these ladies turned into rivals. What is going to be epic for those that love Women’s Boxing is that these ladies will be in the Main Event at Madison Square Garden.
The last time the ladies Main Evented in Boxing at Madison Square Garden was on April 30, 2022, that was when Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano in a split decision.
It is going to be an epic night of fights on Friday, September 27 and the folks at Top Rank is only getting started with the promotions of the fight itself as on Thursday the company is going to have the weigh-ins and there is expected to be fireworks then and during fight night itself.
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