Sydney Thomas doesn’t want to be distracted by a man. The 21-year-old model and University of Alabama student, who garnered mass attention after going viral as a ring girl for the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 15, explained why she broke up with her boyfriend right before the summer.

"It was hard to do that, but in the end I think it paid off in the way that now I'm able to handle any situation on my own," Thomas stated.

Thomas went viral as a ring girl during Paul’s fight against Mike Tyson last month at AT&T Stadium, which was streamed live on Netflix. She recently revealed what Paul told her during the bout. “I talked to him at the fight and he was just like, ‘Keep doing your thing,'” Thomas told People.

SYDNEY THOMAS has hinted that she could be returning to ring girl duties this weekend. The university student, 21, shot to fame last month by working as one of five ring girls at the Mike Tyson vs

Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, told PEOPLE exclusively that breaking up with her boyfriend this summer 'paid off' in a new interview.

Ring girl Sydney Thomas has revealed what her next move will be – she rose to fame after being pictured at the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight. Thomas, 21, was spotted at the event holding up the round cards during the historic bout in Arlington,

The “Baddest Man on the Planet” admitted that the next day, he was wondering why he even went against the 27-year-old heavyweight champion.