John Ryder (boxer)
John Ryder (born 19 July 1988) is a British professional boxer who held the WBA interim super-middleweight title in 2019. At regional level he has challenged twice for the British middleweight title in 2013 and 2015, and once for the British super-middleweight title in 2017.
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Nickname(s) | The Gorilla |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | British |
Born | Islington, London, England | 19 July 1988
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 33 |
Wins | 28 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 5 |
Amateur career
As an amateur, Ryder fought for Angel Amateur Boxing Club in his birthplace of Islington, winning 30 fights out of 35.[1]
Professional career
Ryder turned professional on 10 September 2010, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Ben Deghani. Having won his first fifteen fights, Ryder faced fellow undefeated prospect Billy Joe Saunders for his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles on 21 September 2013, losing a close unanimous decision (UD) with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 115–114 for Saunders.[2] Ryder won his first regional championship—the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title—on 11 October 2014, defeating Theophilus Tetteh via fifth-round TKO.[3] He defended this title once, against Billi Facundo Godoy with a tenth-round TKO.[4]
After Saunders vacated the British middleweight title, a bout was held between top contenders Ryder and Nick Blackwell on 30 May 2015. Ryder was widely ahead on the scorecards when he was stopped on his feet by Blackwell in the seventh round.[5] Ryder bounced back on 30 January 2016, winning his second regional championship—the vacant WBA International middleweight title—with a UD over Sergey Khomitsky.[6]
Ryder defended his WBA International middleweight title against Jack Arnfield on 24 September 2016, losing by UD over twelve rounds.[7] Ryder rebounded in his next fight, defeating Adam Etches by UD to win the IBF International super-middleweight title.[8] On 22 April 2017, Ryder moved up to super-middleweight to face Rocky Fielding for the British title but lost to a split decision (SD).[9] On the Canelo vs. Jacobs card in Las Vegas in May 2019, Ryder beat Bilal Akkawy by TKO in the third round to win the vacant WBA interim super-middleweight title and put himself in line to challenge Callum Smith for the WBA (Super) and Ring magazine super-middleweight titles.[10] Following the successful defeat of Akkawy, Ryder fought Callum Smith for the super-middleweight titles in November 2019, losing a controversial competitive bout by UD .[11]
Professional boxing record
33 fights | 28 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 16 | 1 |
By decision | 11 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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33 | Loss | 28–5 | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2019 | For WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles | ||
32 | Win | 28–4 | TKO | 3 (12), 2:12 | 4 May 2019 | Won vacant WBA interim super-middleweight title | ||
31 | Win | 27–4 | KO | 7 (12), 2:54 | 27 Oct 2018 | |||
30 | Win | 26–4 | KO | 2 (12), 0:50 | 5 May 2018 | |||
29 | Win | 25–4 | KO | 5 (10), 3:00 | 14 Oct 2017 | |||
28 | Loss | 24–4 | SD | 12 | 22 Apr 2017 | For vacant British super-middleweight title | ||
27 | Win | 24–3 | UD | 12 | 4 Feb 2017 | Won vacant IBF International super-middleweight title | ||
26 | Loss | 23–3 | UD | 12 | 24 Sep 2016 | Lost WBA International middleweight title | ||
25 | Win | 23–2 | PTS | 6 | 28 May 2016 | |||
24 | Win | 22–2 | UD | 12 | 30 Jan 2016 | Won vacant WBA International middleweight title | ||
23 | Win | 21–2 | PTS | 6 | 10 Oct 2015 | |||
22 | Loss | 20–2 | TKO | 7 (12), 2:36 | 30 May 2015 | For vacant British middleweight title | ||
21 | Win | 20–1 | TKO | 10 (12), 1:52 | 31 Jan 2015 | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
20 | Win | 19–1 | TKO | 5 (10), 2:56 | 11 Oct 2014 | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
19 | Win | 18–1 | PTS | 6 | 19 Jul 2014 | |||
18 | Win | 17–1 | TKO | 9 (10), 1:09 | 5 Apr 2014 | |||
17 | Win | 16-1 | PTS | 6 | 15 Mar 2014 | |||
16 | Loss | 15–1 | UD | 12 | 21 Sep 2013 | For British and Commonwealth middleweight titles | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 0:45 | 13 Jul 2013 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | PTS | 8 | 9 Mar 2013 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 8 (10), 1:33 | 8 Dec 2012 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | TKO | 2 (8), 2:52 | 8 Sep 2012 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | PTS | 8 | 26 May 2012 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | PTS | 8 | 17 Mar 2012 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 2 (8), 2:21 | 28 Jan 2012 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 3 (10), 2:49 | 3 Dec 2011 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 2:13 | 9 Nov 2011 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 0:37 | 8 Oct 2011 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 2011 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 26 Mar 2011 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | PTS | 4 | 19 Feb 2011 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | DQ | 1 (4), 1:00 | 4 Dec 2010 | Montieth disqualified for headbutting | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:30 | 10 Sep 2010 |
References
- "John Ryder set to go pro". Boxing News 24. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1782841
- Brennan, Rob (29 January 2015). "Islington middleweight John Ryder wants a proper fight at the O2 Arena". Islington Gazette. Archant. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- "John Wayne Hibbert and John Ryder earn stoppage victories at the O2 Arena". Sky Sports. Sky. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- "Nick Blackwell wins British middleweight title with stoppage victory over John Ryder". Sky Sports. Sky. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10149961/john-ryder
- Gilbert, Peter (25 September 2016). "Jack Arnfield upsets John Ryder with points victory". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Assuncao, Miguel (4 February 2017). "John Ryder Captures IBF Regional Belt, Defeats Adam Etches". BoxingScene. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Prentice, David (23 April 2017). "Rocky Fielding exorcises demons after attritional scrap with John Ryder". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Gilbert, Peter (5 May 2019). "Canelo vs Jacobs: John Ryder preserves mandatory status to Calllum Smith's WBA 'Super' title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Gilbert, Peter (24 November 2019). "Smith vs Ryder: Callum Smith defeats John Ryder to retain WBA crown in homecoming fight". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
External links
- Boxing record for John Ryder from BoxRec
- John Ryder profile at Matchroom Boxing
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Matt Korobov |
WBO Inter-Continental middleweight champion 11 October 2014 – 29 May 2015 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Tommy Langford | ||
Vacant Title last held by Tureano Johnson |
WBA International middleweight champion 30 January 2016 – 24 September 2016 |
Succeeded by Jack Arnfield | ||
Vacant Title last held by Stanislav Kashtanov |
IBF International super-middleweight champion 4 February 2017 – October 2017 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Ronny Landaeta | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Vincent Feigenbutz |
WBA super-middleweight champion Interim title 5 May – 23 November 2019 Lost bid for Super title |
Vacant |