.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Analyst for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title match Friday evening in New york city, of coordinating a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually reached by a paint may as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through a large number decision, along with the courts scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was actually heavily personal for both, as Ryan had been actually dealing with Mayer's previous long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he determined to deal with Ryan, a move she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the place Friday, she was struck by an open paint can from an unidentified guy. She stated she really felt something "shatter" into her belly, and then observed a guy in a hoodie go to a cars and truck and dispel. Ryan was actually uninjured and continued on to the venue after transforming outfits in her hotels and resort room.She as well as her team informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan stated prior to the match. "It was actually certainly a setup coming from her crew. What else would certainly it be? It's come to be actually. I'm coming from the U.K. Who recognized what opportunity I was actually emerging of my hotel to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually trying to find her 2nd win this year.