Sandy Ryan says she "shouldn’t have fought" on Friday having lost to Mikaela Mayer hours after a paint attack in New York.

Before their title bout Friday night, English boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer of orchestrating a stunt in which she was hit with a paint can as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.

Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) defeated WBO female welterweight champion Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) by a 10-round majority decision in a fight that appeared

The Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer main card airs at 10:30 p.m. ET. Ryan and Mayer should make their way to the ring around 12 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.

English boxer Sandy Ryan was hit with a can of paint on Friday night before she fought against and lost to Mikaela Mayer on Friday night in New York City.

Mikaela Mayer dethroned Sandy Ryan of her WBO welterweight title via a majority decision in New York on Friday. In a fight week full of tension, there were bizarre scenes hours before the bout as Briton Ryan was hit with a can of red paint as she made her way to The Theater inside Madison Square Garden.

Newly crowned WBO women's welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer has distanced herself from Sandy Ryan being covered in red paint ahead of their world title fight in New York. Ryan was making the third defence of her WBO welterweight title at the Madison Square Garden Theater,