John Ryder: record, next fight and profile →
The next step in the career of Zach Parker could contribute to the suddenly growing list of shared business between Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
LAS VEGAS – Eddie Hearn thinks bringing Canelo Alvarez back to Mexico for the third fight of their DAZN deal late this year would be “historic in ways you could never imagine.”
There is seemingly no end to Chris Eubank Jr.’s wish list of desired fights. The latest fighter to appear on the British middleweight contender’s wide-embracing radar is WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford. The 32-year-old Eubank has been busy calling out all comers, from various weight classes
Daniel Jacobs left London on Sunday with a fourth defeat on his professional record. Keith Connolly, Jacobs’ manager, just hopes promoters treat the former IBF middleweight champion as the figurative winner of the 12-round super middleweight fight he lost to John Ryder. London’s Ryder won a split decision, but Gabe Rosado, Jacobs’ rival, countless fans on social media and Connolly expressed that Jacobs “was robbed” by two of the judges.
One of the sayings that comes up often in other sports is that, sometimes, the ball bounces your way. In boxing, the variation would probably be that sometimes the cards bounce your way. In November 2019, John Ryder gave then-WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight titlist Callum Smith hell. Many thought Ryder did enough to win. All three judges disagreed. The cards bounced to Smith.
Super middleweight contender John Ryder outlanded Daniel Jacobs 135-123 in total punches, 121-94 in power punches, to win an upset twelve round split decision.
Even Gabe Rosado thinks Daniel Jacobs beat John Ryder. Rosado, who lost a controversial split decision to Jacobs in November 2020, stated during DAZN’s post-fight coverage Saturday night that Jacobs was “robbed” in that streaming service’s main event from Alexandra Palace in London. Ryder defeated Jacobs by split decision in what was a very competitive 12-round, WBA 168-pound elimination match.
Eddie Hearn emphasized that Canelo Alvarez almost assuredly, at least as far as he knows, will face Dmitry Bivol and, if Alvarez wins, Gennadiy Golovkin in his next two fights.
Ryder, Jacobs Fight Photos Gallery - London, UK - In a WBA super middleweight eliminator, John Ryder (31-5, 17 KOs) pulled of a shocker when he rallied in the second half to secure a twelve round split decision over former world champion Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson)
John Ryder earned a shot at WBA super-middleweight champion David Morrell with a split points decision over Daniel Jacobs at Alexandra Palace in North London. In a fight of two halves, Jacobs cruised through the first half as Ryder struggled to find the range, before dramatically coming on from round seven.