Photos: Erica Farias Stuns Sandy Ryan, Wins Split Decision

Nottingham – Former world champion Erica Farias bounced back from last year’s decision loss to Mikaela Mayer, with a ten round split decision over unbeaten Sandy Ryan. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Farias had lost his last three fights, all by decision, to Mayer and back to back wars with Jessica McCaskill. All three were world title fights.

One judge scored it 97-93 for Ryan but was overruled by tallies of 97-94 and 95-94 for Farias.

In a mandatory main event showdown, for the WBA’s “regular” title at featherweight, Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) recovered from near disaster and was certainly down on the cards, came back in the twelfth and final round to knock unbeaten Michael Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) out cold and out of the ring.