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

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

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.

Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer went to war for welterweight gold. The Sporting News provided results from the entire Ryan vs. Mayer fight card.

Mikaela Mayer defeated Sandy Ryan to become the WBO Welterweight Champion via a unanimous decision: 95-95, 96-94 and 97-93. The fight was dominated by the bad build-up during which Ryan was hit with paint while she left her hotel.

The personal static between Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer is set to spark that much further. Ryan (7-1-1, 3 KOs) will look to defend her WBO

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.

Though last night's fight between bitter female rivals Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan was a very good one, the fight that saw Mayer take the WBO welterweight

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,