.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a name match Friday evening in New York, of coordinating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was actually reached through a coating can easily as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by a large number selection, along with the judges racking up the match 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Backyard was profoundly personal for both, as Ryan had actually been actually working with Mayer's former longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques with Koroma when he made a decision to collaborate with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotel for the site Friday, she was actually hit through an open paint may coming from an unidentified man. She stated she experienced one thing "wreck" into her tummy, and after that found a man in a hoodie go to a vehicle and also drive away. Ryan was unscathed as well as continued on to the location after changing outfits in her resort room.She as well as her group told ESPN they thought it was a member of Mayer's camp, a complaint Mayer has actually denied." Mikaela Mayer is going to get it," Ryan stated just before the battle. "It was actually certainly a setup coming from her group. What else will it be? It's come to be actually. I am actually from the U.K. Who recognized what time I was actually coming out of my resort to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, recuperated from a split choice loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually seeking her second succeed this year.