English boxer Sandy Ryan was splashed with crimson paint hours earlier than she was set to tackle Mikaela Mayer in a struggle for the WBO welterweight championship.
Matchroom Boxing posted on X that Ryan was hit with a can of paint as she was on her option to the MSG Theater on Friday night time.
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England’s Sandy Ryan, proper, punches Mikaela Mayer throughout a ladies’s WBO welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
“We walked out of the resort to go the world and somebody threw a can of paint at Sandy Ryan, Actually ran out the resort, will need to have been, I do not know, a group member from the opposite aspect, threw a can of paint. She needed to go get modified. Not begin,” a Matchroom employee mentioned in a video.
Ryan went on to struggle Mayer, however misplaced the bout by way of unanimous determination. Ryan mentioned in a press release she knew she shouldn’t have stepped into the ring.
“Nonetheless making an attempt to come back to phrases with what occurred final night time, I do know I should not have fought after I used to be attacked leaving my resort however I could not allow them to win like that,” Ryan mentioned in a press release. “I used to be preventing off empty and nonetheless felt I gained the struggle.Â
“We’ve obtained the CCTV and are involved with the NYPD. Fairly apparent what occurred and the reality might be let loose shortly. You tried to damage my profession however belief me it is solely simply begun.”
Mikaela Mayer, left, waves after the ladies’s WBO welterweight title boxing bout towards England’s Sandy Ryan, heart, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
Mikaela Mayer, left, punches Sandy Ryan throughout their bout Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
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Ryan and her group advised ESPN they imagine that somebody from Mayer’s group was chargeable for the incident.
“Mikaela Mayer goes to get it,” Ryan mentioned. “It was undoubtedly a setup from her group. What else wouldn’t it be?”
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Mayer denied the accusation.
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