Nielsen vs Ryder

Who won Nielsen vs Ryder?

John Ryder beat Patrick Nielsen by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 14th, 2017, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Nielsen vs Ryder stats

Back in October 2017, John Ryder stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Patrick Nielsen made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

John Ryder was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ryder. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both John Ryder and Patrick Nielsen fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ryder's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nielsen's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months later than Nielsen, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Nielsen's 215.

John Ryder went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Nielsen vs Ryder form

John Ryder had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rocky Fielding on April 22, 2017, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Adam Etches on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Olympia, Kensington.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jack Arnfield on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Robert Talarek on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had beaten Sergey Khomitsky on January 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Nielsen vs Ryder start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Nielsen vs Ryder?

Nielsen vs Ryder was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Nielsen vs Ryder?

John Ryder was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Patrick Nielsen made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.