.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com.Expert for "MMA Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish boxer Sandy Ryan charged Mikaela Mayer, her rival in a title struggle Friday night in New York, of setting up a pre-fight act in which Ryan was actually hit through a coating can as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) shed her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) through large number selection, along with the judges racking up the fight 95-95, 97-93 as well as 96-94. The leadup to the match at Madison Square Landscape was heavily individual for both, as Ryan had been actually teaming up with Mayer's past long time trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer split ways along with Koroma when he determined to work with Ryan, a move she considered a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the place Friday, she was struck by an open coating may from an unknown man. She stated she felt something "smash" right into her belly, and afterwards observed a man in a hoodie go to an automobile and also repel. Ryan was unscathed and advanced to the place after modifying clothing in her lodging room.She as well as her group informed ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer's camp, an allegation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is going to receive it," Ryan claimed prior to the fight. "It was definitely a setup from her staff. What else will it be? It's reached be actually. I am actually from the U.K. That knew what time I was actually showing up of my hotel to go to the location?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better coming from a split choice reduction to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her second win this year.