The WBC announced that its junior welterweight champion Sandy Ryan is pregnant and that she will be placed in the status of champion in recess. Boxingtalk congratulates Ryan and wishes for her a healthy and happy child. Ryabn is 9-3-1 and wonm the vacant WBC title in February vs. Karla Ramos Zamora. As a result, the WBC ordered a bout between the already-reigning world champion Katie Taylor (listed by the WBC as champion emeritus) and European champion Flora Pili of France to compete for the now-vacant WBC junior welterweight title..