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Ryan claims member of Mayer's camp hit her along with coating can before match

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Workers WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name match Friday evening in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight act through which Ryan was actually hit by a paint can easily as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number choice, with the courts racking up the bout 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Garden was deeply personal for both, as Ryan had actually been dealing with Mayer's past longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods along with Koroma when he made a decision to work with Ryan, an action she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the venue Friday, she was hit by an available paint can from an unknown guy. She claimed she really felt one thing "shatter" in to her stomach, and then viewed a guy in a hoodie run to an auto as well as dispel. Ryan was actually unimpaired and continued to the venue after transforming outfits in her hotel room.She and her crew said to ESPN they thought it was a member of Mayer's camp, an accusation Mayer has refused." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan claimed prior to the match. "It was most definitely a create from her group. What else would certainly it be? It is actually got to be actually. I'm from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was actually visiting of my resort to visit the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back coming from a split selection reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second win this year.