Ryder vs Cox

Who won Ryder vs Cox?

John Ryder beat Jamie Cox by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Bellew beating David Haye. Also on the undercard Paul Butler lost to Emmanuel Rodriguez for the IBF World Bantamweight belt, Lenroy Thomas was overcome by Joe Joyce for the CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight title, and Martin Joseph Ward was defeated by James Tennyson.

Ryder vs Cox stats

Back in May 2018, John Ryder stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jamie Cox made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cox had a slight advantage in power over Ryder, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Ryder's 52%.

John Ryder was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Cox had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ryder.

Both John Ryder and Jamie Cox fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ryder was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 1 month later than Cox, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 139 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Cox's 115.

John Ryder went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Ryder vs Cox form

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 beaten Patrick Nielsen on October 14, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rocky Fielding on April 22, 2017, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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

Before that, he had lost to Jack Arnfield on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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

Cox had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to George Groves on October 14, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ivan Jukic on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lewis Taylor on May 27, 2017, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Bramall Lane Football Ground, Sheffield.

Before that, he had won against Martin Fidel Rios on October 22, 2016, by points in the 10th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton.

He had defeated Ferenc Albert on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, John Ryder had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Jamie Cox's last outing had been 6 months and 21 days ago.

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Cox's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Ryder vs Cox start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ryder vs Cox?

Ryder vs Cox was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Ryder vs Cox?

John Ryder was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Jamie Cox made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.