Viral ring girl Sydney Thomas reveals she split with boyfriend before Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight

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.

“I literally broke up with my boyfriend and [I] had no problems with him at all. He was great,” Thomas told YouTube personality Nick Nayersina in a video posted to his channel on Monday. “This was right before summer. I just broke up with him because I was like ‘I just need/want more time with myself. I just need to discover who I am, I want to be alone. I want to just focus on myself.’

“As hard as it was to lose him and lose each other I feel like it’s all God’s plan. It works out in the end.”

Thomas went on to share that she has “absolutely nobody” in her life that she is currently dating .

“I’m so just focused on myself right now, any man is a distraction to me,” she said.

The blonde beauty did reveal that she has a list of prerequisites.

“I need someone who is respectful and I think that’s honestly one of the biggest turnoffs for me is when a man isn’t respectful,” she said. “I think I need a man that’s taller than six foot. I’d like a tall man in my life. I’m a tall girl.”