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Ryan mentions member of Mayer's camp reached her with paint can easily ahead of battle

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name battle Friday night in New York, of setting up a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually struck through a coating can easily as she left her resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by majority decision, with the judges scoring the fight 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was greatly personal for both, as Ryan had been actually teaming up with Mayer's former longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he determined to work with Ryan, an action she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the venue Friday, she was hit by an available paint can from an unknown male. She said she experienced something "wreck" right into her belly, and afterwards saw a male in a hoodie run to an automobile as well as dispel. Ryan was actually unscathed as well as continued to the site after changing outfits in her accommodation room.She as well as her crew informed ESPN they felt it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan mentioned just before the match. "It was absolutely a create coming from her crew. What else would it be actually? It is actually come to be actually. I'm from the U.K. That recognized what opportunity I was showing up of my hotels and resort to head to the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her 2nd succeed this year.