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Ryan overhauled her entire team following the controversial draw with American McCaskill, a fight most observers had her winning. <\/p>\n
She relocated to Las Vegas, linking up with trainer Emanuel ‘Flick’ Savoy and enlisting the services of manager Brian Peters – who has guided the career of pound-for-pound star Katie Taylor.<\/p>\n
“It’s made me mentally stronger, [living] away from home and everyone I knew,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live. <\/p>\n
“I couldn’t even go out at the weekends because I had no one to go for a coffee with. I was seriously locked in and it just pays off.”<\/p>\n
Ryan has expressed a desire to become a multi-weight champion but there is unfinished business with McCaskill. First, though, the Chicago fighter has a tough defence against Welshwoman Lauren Price in May. <\/p>\n
A unification fight between Ryan and IBF champion Natasha Jonas is another huge domestic affair, although both Liverpool’s Jonas and Price are signed to rival promotional outfit Boxxer. <\/p>\n
Ryan has options, but she was reluctant to make any call-outs when asked who she wants next. <\/p>\n
“Any big fight. He [promoter Eddie Hearn] knows I’ll be willing to take any big fight.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n