Nielsen vs Ryder

Who won Nielsen vs Ryder?

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

John Ryder stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 loses 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 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

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

Ryder's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nielsen's, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months later than Nielsen, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 245 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

Ryder had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Jamie Cox on 5th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Patrick Nielsen on 14th October 2017 by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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

Before that, he had won against Adam Etches on 4th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Olympia, Kensington.

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

Activity check

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 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.