A former world-class kickboxer and member of the Team GB taekwondo squad, Ryan switched to boxing in 2016 and went on to have an amateur career which included winning the 2018 Alliance Boxing Champion and 2019 Women's Winter Box Cup before signing with former World heavyweight champion
Anthony Joshua’s 258 management company and turning professional in 2022. Her third fight was a points victory against Buchra El Quaissi on the historic all-female card topped by the
Claressa Shields vs
Savannah Marshall unified middleweight title showdown at
The O2 Arena in London on 15 October 2022. Ryan signed a promotional deal with
Eddie Hearn's
Matchroom Boxing in March 2023. She was scheduled to challenge
Commonwealth female super-flyweight champion
Emma Dolan for her title in a bout that would also have been for the inaugural
British female super-flyweight crown on February 10, 2024 but the contest was called off after Dolan withdrew due to illness. Unbeaten
Jasmina Zapotoczna stepped in to face Ryan at the Indigo Arena at the O2 in London with the
WBA female super-flyweight International belt on the line. Ryan won via unanimous decision to claim her first professional title. Ryan and Dolan's fight for the Commonwealth and British female super-flyweight titles eventually took place at
Resorts World Arena in
Birmingham on 22 June 2024. After being knocked to the canvas during round two, Ryan lost the bout, and her unbeaten professional record, by split decision. One ringside judge scored the fight 95–94 in her favour but was overruled by the other two who had it 96–94 and 96–93 respectively for Dolan. Ryan faced
Chloe Watson for the vacant
IBF female Intercontinental super-flyweight title at
York Hall in London on 17 October 2025. She won via unanimous technical decision after being ahead on all three judges' scorecards when the bout was stopped following the fourth round due to an eye injury suffered by Watson as a result of an accidental clash of heads. ==Professional boxing record==