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Ryan points out member of Mayer's camping ground reached her with paint can in front of fight

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Team WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Dealt With Mixed Martial Arts for Las Vegas SunEnglish pugilist Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her enemy in a name match Friday night in The big apple, of managing a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually reached through a paint can easily as she left her lodging previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through bulk selection, along with the judges scoring the bout 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Garden was actually heavily private for both, as Ryan had been dealing with Mayer's previous longtime coach Kay Koroma. Mayer parted methods with Koroma when he determined to partner with Ryan, a step she saw as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her accommodation for the location Friday, she was hit through an open coating can coming from an unidentified male. She claimed she felt something "shatter" in to her stomach, and then observed a male in a hoodie go to an auto as well as dispel. Ryan was actually uninjured as well as advanced to the venue after altering clothes in her hotels and resort room.She and her staff informed ESPN they thought it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has rejected." Mikaela Mayer is going to receive it," Ryan stated before the battle. "It was actually undoubtedly a setup from her staff. What else would certainly it be actually? It is actually got to be. I'm from the U.K. That knew what opportunity I was actually visiting of my hotel to go to the place?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, bounced back from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was actually looking for her 2nd win this year.

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