Who won Canelo vs Ryder?
Canelo Alvarez beat John Ryder by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Estadio Akron in Zapopan.
The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 118-109, 118-109 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.
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 contest was for the undisputed super middleweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO belts on the line.
Also, on the undercard Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela beat Steve Spark, Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeated Ricards Bolotniks and Julio Cesar Martinez was victorious over Ronal Batista for the WBC World Flyweight title.
Canelo vs Ryder stats
Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 58 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws.
John Ryder made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws.
Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Ryder had 2-inch reach advantage.
Canelo Alvarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder was a southpaw.
Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 227 more professional rounds, 472 to Ryder's 245.
Canelo vs Ryder form
Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gennady Golovkin on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Caleb Plant on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
Before that, he had beat Billy Joe Saunders on 8th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
He had won against Avni Yildirim on 27th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.
Ryder had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Zach Parker on 26th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at The o2, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Daniel Jacobs on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Alexandra Palace, London.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Guy on 18th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Before that, he had lost to Callum Smith on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He had won against Bilal Akkawy on 4th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Canelo Alvarez had been fighting more than John Ryder.
Going to this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 8 months and 11 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing had been 6 months and 2 days ago.
Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
What time did Canelo vs Ryder start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Canelo vs Ryder?
The DAZN PPV show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Canelo vs Ryder?
Canelo Alvarez was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while John Ryder made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
I pray that Canelo takes Ryder seriously and comes in top condition.
Canelo should be fighting Benavides, I think vanilla can be Benavides but he’s slightly frightened of him, Benavides is good and hard and tall, but Canelo can beat them boxing versus boxing
Canelo by a knockout he needs a knockout
If Ryder is in top condition it might be a good fight, however, if Canelo is in top top shape I think he will end it all in 6 or 7th round. Whatever, the case I think it will be a great fight.
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