.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Expert for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title struggle Friday evening in New york city, of managing a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually hit by a coating can as she left her hotel previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through a large number decision, with the judges scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the battle at Madison Square Garden was actually heavily private for both, as Ryan had been actually partnering with Mayer's former longtime train Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods along with Koroma when he decided to collaborate with Ryan, a relocation she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the place Friday, she was struck by an available coating may coming from an unidentified guy. She claimed she felt something "shatter" right into her tummy, and afterwards saw a guy in a hoodie go to an automobile and also repel. Ryan was actually unimpaired as well as advanced to the place after changing garments in her resort room.She as well as her crew told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has actually refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to get it," Ryan claimed before the fight. "It was actually definitely a setup coming from her staff. What else will it be? It is actually got to be. I'm coming from the U.K. Who understood what time I was actually showing up of my accommodation to visit the venue?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually searching for her 2nd win this year.