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 welterweight world championship against Mayer (19-2, 5 KOs) at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

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

Tensions threatened to flare as WBO women’s welterweight champion Sandy Ryan and former junior lightweight titleholder Mikaela Mayer both successfully made weight, setting the stage for their clash Friday night at Madison Square Garden’s Theater.

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,