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Ryan mentions member of Mayer's camp reached her with paint can in front of fight

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Analyst for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Sin city SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name match Friday evening in Nyc, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually gone to by a coating may as she left her resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority selection, along with the judges scoring the battle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Yard was heavily individual for both, as Ryan had actually been actually working with Mayer's past longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted means along with Koroma when he chose to partner with Ryan, a step she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the place Friday, she was hit through an available paint can easily from an unidentified man. She claimed she really felt something "smash" into her belly, and then viewed a guy in a hoodie run to a cars and truck as well as drive away. Ryan was actually unscathed as well as continued on to the location after changing garments in her accommodation room.She and also her staff informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan pointed out prior to the match. "It was most definitely a create from her staff. What else will it be? It is actually come to be. I'm coming from the U.K. That recognized what time I was showing up of my accommodation to visit the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated coming from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her 2nd succeed this year.