John Ryder: record, next fight and profile →
John Ryder would love to get even with his domestic rival Callum Smith - by securing a potential September fight with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. In November of last year, Ryder lost a controversial twelve round unanimous decision to Smith, who holds the WBA's super middleweight crown.
Tony Sims, head trainer of John Ryder, is hoping his man lands a big fight in 2020. Ryder has been out of the ring since last November, when he lost a tough twelve round decision to WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith. There were many observers who felt Ryder had done enough to pull off the win against Smith.
Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez, who promotes Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, confirms that John Ryder and WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith are potential opponents for the Mexican superstar.
Super middleweight contender John Ryder is hoping to get himself a crack at Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in the fall. Canelo is scheduled to return to the ring in September, with no opponent secured as a of yet. Because there of the current COVID-19 restrictions which prevent live crowds, there won't be a boatload of money available for Canelo's next opponent.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, John Ryder isn’t angry at Callum Smith for what happened after their world title fight last November. Smith walked into Liverpool’s Echo Arena a red-hot favourite, to not only beat Ryder but to win with something in hand ,when the Liverpudlian defended his WBA and WBC Diamond super middleweight titles for the second time following his World Boxing Super Series triumph over George Groves in 2018.
Like everyone else, super middleweight contender John Ryder is sitting on the sidelines and waiting for his next opportunity in the ring. Ryder has been out of the ring since losing a twelve round decision to WBA world champion Callum Smith in November of last year.
John Ryder says a win over former IBF Middleweight ruler Danny Jacobs in New York would fire him back in line for another shot at WBA Super-Middleweight World Champion Callum Smith as he spoke to Chris Lloyd in the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’.
boxing legends, world champions, celebrities and more shared their predictions for the highly anticipated rematch between unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury ahead of the historic, mega PPV event this Saturday, February 22 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes one of his two super middleweights from either Callum Smith (WBA champion) or Billy Joe Saunders (WBO champion) will face Canelo Alvarez in May 2020. Canelo himself holds the WBA ‘Regular’ title in the twelve stone division as well as the WBO Light Heavyweight title following his spectacular knockout of Sergey Kovalev.
Callum Smith woke up on Sunday morning still WBA Super Middleweight champion. Job done. His performance against mandatory challenger John Ryder wasn’t the best of his twenty-seven fight career but on a bad day at the office Smith emerged still world champion, after his second defence, and still unbeaten. And Smith freely admits that not having the “fear factor” played its part in his below-par performance which Ryder capitalised on to produce his best ever.