Saunders vs Ryder II

When is Saunders vs Ryder II?

Billy Joe Saunders could square off against John Ryder in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Saunders vs Ryder II stats

Billy Joe Saunders would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Ryder would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Ryder would have a slight advantage in power over Saunders, with a 56% knock out percentage over Saunders' 47%.

Billy Joe Saunders is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Saunders has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ryder. Despite this, Ryder has 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Billy Joe Saunders & John Ryder fight out of a southpaw stance.

Saunders is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Ryder, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 23 less professional rounds, 222 to Ryder's 245.

John Ryder is currently ranked number 8 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 5 by the RING in the 168lb division.

Saunders vs Ryder II form

Saunders has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on 8th May 2021 by 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Martin Murray on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Marcelo Esteban Coceres on 9th November 2019 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Shefat Isufi on 18th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

He had won against Charles Adamu on 22nd December 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Ryder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Daniel Jacobs on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Alexandra Palace, London.

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

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, John Ryder has been fighting more than Billy Joe Saunders.

Billy Joe Saunders last fought 2 years and 20 days ago, while John Ryder's last outing was 22 days ago.

Saunders' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Ryder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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