Parker vs Ryder

Who won Parker vs Ryder?

John Ryder beat Zach Parker by on Saturday, November 26th, 2022, at The o2, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner John Ryder.

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 WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz beat River Wilson Bent for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship, Sam Noakes defeated Calvin McCord for the CBC Commonwealth Lightweight belt, and Dennis McCann was victorious over Joe Ham for the CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title.

Parker vs Ryder stats

Back in November 2022, Zach Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

John Ryder made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Zach Parker was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Parker had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ryder. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Zach Parker fought out of the orthodox stance, while John Ryder was a southpaw.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 10 months later than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Ryder's 254.

Zach Parker went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super middleweight.

John Ryder was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Parker vs Ryder form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Marcus Morrison on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sherzod Khusanov on July 10, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vaughn Alexander on March 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Before that, he had won against Rohan Murdock on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

He had beaten Darryll Williams on November 3, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Ryder 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 defeated Daniel Jacobs on February 12, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Guy on December 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Callum Smith on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Bilal Akkawy on May 4, 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.

He had defeated Andrey Sirotkin on October 27, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Zach Parker had last fought 1 year and 20 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Ryder start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at The o2, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Ryder?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Parker vs Ryder?

Zach Parker was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while John Ryder made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.