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Ryan says participant of Mayer's camp struck her with coating may before battle

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a title struggle Friday evening in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight stunt through which Ryan was hit by a paint can as she left her hotels and resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by majority selection, along with the judges scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was actually profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually dealing with Mayer's former long time train Kay Koroma. Mayer split techniques with Koroma when he chose to work with Ryan, a move she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her lodging for the site Friday, she was struck by an available coating can from an unknown man. She said she experienced one thing "smash" right into her belly, and then found a guy in a hoodie go to an auto as well as dispel. Ryan was actually unscathed as well as advanced to the site after transforming garments in her lodging room.She as well as her staff said to ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camp, an accusation Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan claimed just before the match. "It was actually undoubtedly a create from her group. What else will it be? It's got to be. I'm from the U.K. Who understood what time I was coming out of my lodging to go to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split selection loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her 2nd succeed this year.