Sandy Ryan (born 16 September 1993) is an English

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who has held the WBO female

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title since April 2023. On her senior championship debut in 2014, she won a

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silver medal. In 2019 Ryan was selected to compete at the

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, where she lost by split decision (4:1) to Christina Desmond in the round of 32. In 2021 it was confirmed that Ryan has agreed terms to turn professional with

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Professional boxing record

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* * 1993 births Living people English women boxers Boxers from Derby Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games gold medalists for Great Britain AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Welterweight boxers Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub