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

After having been previously denied in split decisions in her only career defeats, Mikaela Mayer on Friday bested Sandy Ryan by majority decision at The Theater at Madison Square Garden 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.

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.

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,