Ryan wants immediate Mayer rematch after paint attack

Britain’s Sandy Ryan says "an contiguous rematch should beryllium ordered" pinch American Mikaela Mayer aft a controversal build-up to their conflict successful New York past play which saw her attacked pinch a tin of reddish paint.

Mayer took Ryan's WBO welterweight title via a mostly decision connected Friday.

Before nan bout, nan 31-year-old from Derby was had reddish overgarment thrown complete her, external arsenic she made her measurement from her edifice to The Theater wrong Madison Square Garden.

On Monday, Ryan said she had besides been threatened and subjected to a "disgusting and pathetic smear campaign" connected conflict day.

She claimed that "defamatory" leaflets were distributed earlier and aft nan fight, that her squad received threatening messages and that she was advised to time off New York "for her ain safety".

After her victory, Mayer, 34, said she was "shocked" to perceive astir nan overgarment incident and that it had thing to do pinch her aliases her team.

"In ray of everything that’s happened, I judge that an contiguous rematch should beryllium ordered," Ryan posted connected societal media connected Monday.

"I felt nan conflict itself was adjacent but I thought I did capable to clasp my title. ESPN had maine winning by 2 rounds and I cognize galore different respected boxing observers besides had maine winning nan fight."

Two of nan scorecards publication 97-93 and 96-94 for Mayer, while a 3rd judge saw it a 95-95 draw.

The brace person known each different since their amateur days but person go progressive successful a bitter feud complete training arrangements aft Ryan relocated to Mayer’s gym successful nan United States.

They were progressive successful a fiery news conference connected nan eve of nan fight.

On Saturday, Ryan said she "shouldn’t person fought" aft nan overgarment incident but now insists pulling retired of nan bout was ne'er an option.

She besides said nan New York Police Department (NYPD) person told her they are investigating nan incidents but nan NYPD would not corroborate this erstwhile approached by BBC Sport.

"I’ve excessively overmuch pridefulness and person worked excessively difficult to fto incidents arsenic pathetic arsenic these unit maine retired of a conflict – particularly erstwhile that conflict gave maine nan opportunity to fulfil a dream of headlining a paper astatine Madison Square Garden unrecorded connected ESPN," Ryan said.

"I person dedicated my life to this athletics and americium very grateful for nan opportunities it has fixed me. Boxing deserves truthful overmuch much than this benignant of thuggery.

"I tin guarantee that this will not break maine and makes maine much wished than ever to time off my people successful this athletics complete nan years to come."