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
Back in October 2017, 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 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 & 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 39 more professional rounds, 254 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 22nd April 2017 by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Adam Etches on 4th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Olympia, Kensington.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jack Arnfield on 24th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had won against Robert Talarek on 28th May 2016 by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.
He had beat Sergey Khomitsky on 30th January 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
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