On Saturday in New York City, Sandy Ryan was splashed with red paint as she headed towards Madison Square Garden to defend her WBO welterweight championship against Mikaela Mayer. Shaken by the incident, Ryan performed well but lost a controversial decision and her title to Mayer. Boxingtalk scored the fight 95-95, a draw that would have allowed Ryan to retain her title. Boxingtalk strongly believes a rematch is in order and should be mandated by the WBO. Ryan released a statement implying Mayer's team was behind the attack. She wrote: "I’m still trying to come to terms with what happened last night. I know I shouldn’t have fought after I was attacked leaving my hotel, but I couldn’t let them win like that. I was fighting off empty and still felt I won the fight. We have obtained the closed circuit television [video of the incident] and are in contact with the New York Police Department. Pretty obvious what happened and all the truth will be set free shortly. You try to ruin my career, but trust me it’s only just begun."