.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a name fight Friday night in The big apple, of coordinating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was struck through a paint may as she left her resort earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number decision, along with the courts racking up the match 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had been actually dealing with Mayer's former longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he made a decision to partner with Ryan, a move she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the site Friday, she was actually struck by an available paint can easily from an unknown male. She said she experienced one thing "smash" in to her belly, and after that found a male in a hoodie run to a car and also repel. Ryan was unscathed and continued on to the venue after altering clothes in her hotels and resort room.She and her team informed ESPN they felt it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to receive it," Ryan mentioned before the match. "It was undoubtedly a create from her group. What else will it be actually? It's come to be actually. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who knew what time I was coming out of my accommodation to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her 2nd win this year.