.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA reporter for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Sin city SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a title battle Friday evening in New York, of coordinating a pre-fight feat through which Ryan was actually gone to through a paint can easily as she left her hotels and resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by large number decision, with the courts racking up the struggle 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Garden was deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been working with Mayer's past longtime instructor Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he determined to team up with Ryan, an action she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the venue Friday, she was hit through an open paint can from an unknown guy. She stated she felt one thing "shatter" into her stomach, and then observed a guy in a hoodie run to a vehicle and dispel. Ryan was actually unimpaired and advanced to the site after altering garments in her hotel room.She as well as her staff informed ESPN they believed it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has actually rejected." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to obtain it," Ryan claimed prior to the fight. "It was actually certainly a create coming from her group. What else would it be actually? It is actually got to be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was showing up of my accommodation to head to the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was searching for her 2nd gain this year.