Canelo Alvarez defeats Jon Ryder via decision
- Planet Sport writer
- 7 May 2023
Guts alone were not enough for Jon Ryder as he went down to Canelo Alvarez in 12 rounds.
Over 50 000 fans watched Canelo Alvarez pick apart Jon Ryder in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday night.
Ryder lost by unanimous decision in a heroic effort against one of the world's best fighters in front of a raucous crowd at Akron Stadium.
The judges scored the fight 120-107 on one card and 118-109 on the other two to improve Canelo's record to 59-2-2 in his first fight in Mexico since 2011.
Both fighters used the first two rounds to feel each other before a Canelo jab caused blood to pour from Ryder's nose.
Canelo then knocked down Ryder with a clean one-two in the fourth round and it looked ominous for the 34-year-old from Islington.
But he got back up and fought through the 12 rounds, coping vicious punches throughout the fight while spitting blood from his mouth but held on until the last bell.
Ryder had previously lost five career fights to Billy Joe Saunders, Nick Blackwell, Jack Arnfield, Rocky Fielding, and the most recent being Callum Smith in 2019 by unanimous decision.
The loss ended his four-fight win streak with his record now sitting at 32-6.
