United States' Mikaela Mayer dethroned English boxer Sandy Ryan of her WBO welterweight title through a majority decision in New York on Saturday (8). In a fight week replete with tension, there were bizarre scenes hours before the bout as Ryan was hit with a can of red paint as she made her way to The Theater inside Madison Square Garden.

By Isaac Nyamungu Despite the match between bitter female contenders Mikaela Mayer alongside Sandy Ryan being a very successful one, the bout that saw Mayer win

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,

Mikaela Mayer took the WBO welterweight title from Sandy Ryan in a fantastic action main event tonight in New York, winning the belt on majority decision scores over 10 rounds. One card came back even at 95-95,