.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Analyst for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title struggle Friday night in New york city, of managing a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually reached through a coating can easily as she left her lodging earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number choice, with the judges racking up the bout 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Backyard was greatly private for both, as Ryan had actually been actually collaborating with Mayer's former long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways with Koroma when he chose to work with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the site Friday, she was hit by an available paint can from an unidentified male. She said she really felt something "shatter" into her tummy, and then found a male in a hoodie go to a vehicle and also drive away. Ryan was unimpaired and also continued on to the place after modifying clothes in her hotel room.She and also her team informed ESPN they felt it was a member of Mayer's camp, a complaint Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan stated prior to the match. "It was actually most definitely a create coming from her staff. What else will it be? It is actually reached be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who understood what opportunity I was actually appearing of my resort to head to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, rebounded coming from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her second win this year.