.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA correspondent for ESPN.com.Professional for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan implicated Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a name struggle Friday evening in New york city, of managing a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually struck through a coating can easily as she left her hotels and resort previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) dropped her WBO welterweight name to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through majority choice, along with the judges racking up the battle 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was actually profoundly private for both, as Ryan had been collaborating with Mayer's previous longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer parted techniques along with Koroma when he chose to collaborate with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her hotels and resort for the location Friday, she was actually struck through an available paint can from an unidentified guy. She claimed she experienced one thing "smash" right into her belly, and then saw a man in a hoodie go to a vehicle as well as drive away. Ryan was actually unimpaired as well as advanced to the site after altering clothing in her accommodation room.She as well as her staff informed ESPN they felt it belonged to Mayer's camping ground, a complaint Mayer has denied." Mikaela Mayer is going to acquire it," Ryan pointed out just before the match. "It was certainly a create from her crew. What else will it be? It's got to be. I am actually coming from the U.K. Who recognized what opportunity I was actually coming out of my accommodation to go to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better coming from a split decision reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was seeking her second succeed this year.