Etches vs Ryder

Who won Etches vs Ryder?

John Ryder beat Adam Etches by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 4th, 2017, at Olympia, Kensington.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 118-109 in favor of winner John Ryder.

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

Etches vs Ryder stats

Back in February 2017, Adam Etches stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Ryder made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Etches had a massive power advantage over Ryder, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Ryder's 52%.

Adam Etches was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Etches had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ryder.

Adam Etches fought out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder was a southpaw.

Etches was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 22 days later than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 178 fewer professional rounds, totaling 76 compared to Ryder's 254.

Etches vs Ryder form

Adam Etches had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Zoltan Sera on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Victor Jesus Rosales on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (formerly Park Hotel) , Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergey Khomitsky on March 28, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had won against Ruslans Pojonisevs on December 11, 2014, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (formerly Park Hotel) , Sheffield.

He had beaten Samir Santos Barbosa on September 20, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield.

John Ryder had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jack Arnfield on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robert Talarek on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sergey Khomitsky on January 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Adam Jones on October 10, 2015, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had lost to Nick Blackwell on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Adam Etches had last fought 10 months and 9 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Etches' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Etches vs Ryder start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Etches vs Ryder?

Adam Etches was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while John Ryder made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.