Munguia vs Ryder

Who won Munguia vs Ryder?

Jaime Munguia beat John Ryder by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo was victorious over Reyneris Gutierrez for the WBO World Minimumweight championship, Gabriela Fundora beat Christina Cruz, Darius Fulghum defeated Alantez Fox, and David Picasso was victorious over Erik Ruiz.

Munguia vs Ryder stats

Back in January 2024, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 42 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

John Ryder made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ryder. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Jaime Munguia fought out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder was a southpaw.

Munguia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Ryder's 254.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at super middleweight.

John Ryder was ranked number 8 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Munguia vs Ryder form

Munguia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gonzalo Gaston Coria on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Astros, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Honda Center, California, United States.

Before that, he had beaten D’Mitrius Ballard on February 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Baja California, Mexico.

He had defeated Gabriel Rosado on November 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Ryder had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Zach Parker on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at The o2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Jacobs on February 12, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Alexandra Palace, London.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Guy on December 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

He had been beaten by Callum Smith on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaime Munguia had been fighting more than John Ryder.

Going into this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing had been 8 months and 21 days ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Ryder start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Ryder?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Munguia vs Ryder?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/5 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while John Ryder made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+370) with oddsmakers.