John Ryder (boxer)

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John Ryder
File:John Ryder - O2 Arena 2015-05-30.jpg
Ryder in 2015
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Gorilla
Rated at Middleweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach 70 in (178 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 35)
Islington, London, England
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 25
Wins 23
Wins by KO 12
Losses 2

John Ryder (born 19 July 1988) is a British professional boxer who has twice challenged for the British middleweight title and once for the Commonwealth middleweight title.[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Ryder fought for Angel Amateur Boxing Club in his birthplace of Islington, winning 30 fights out of 35.[2]

Professional career

Ryder turned professional on 10 September 2010, scoring a first-round stoppage against Ben Deghani.[1] 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 with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 115–114 for Saunders.[3] Ryder won his first regional championship—the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title—on 11 October 2014, stopping Theophilus Tetteh in five rounds.[4] He defended this title once, against Billi Facundo Godoy with a tenth-round stoppage.[5]

After Saunders vacated the British middleweight title, a bout was held between top contenders Ryder and Nick Blackwell on 30 May 2015. Ryder lost his second attempt at the title after being stopped by Blackwell in seven rounds.[6] Ryder bounced back on 30 January 2016, winning his second regional championship—the vacant WBA International middleweight title—with a unanimous decision over Sergey Khomitsky.[7]

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 23 wins (12 knockouts, 1 disqualification), 2 losses (1 knockout)[1]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Win 23–2 Robert Talarek PTS 6 28 May 2016 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
24 Win 22–2 Sergey Khomitsky UD 12 30 Jan 2016 Copper Box, London, England Won vacant WBA International middleweight title
23 Win 21–2 Adam Jones PTS 6 10 Oct 2015 York Hall, London, England
22 Loss 20–2 Nick Blackwell TKO 7 (12), 2:36 30 May 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England For vacant British middleweight title
21 Win 20–1 Billi Facundo Godoy TKO 10 (12), 1:52 31 Jan 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
20 Win 19–1 Theophilus Tetteh TKO 5 (10), 2:56 11 Oct 2014 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
19 Win 18–1 Ruslans Pojonisevs PTS 6 19 Jul 2014 Camden Centre, London, England
18 Win 17–1 Jez Wilson TKO 9 (10), 1:09 5 Apr 2014 York Hall, London, England
17 Win 16-1 Georgi Kandelaki PTS 6 15 Mar 2014 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
16 Loss 15–1 Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 21 Sep 2013 Copper Box, London, England For British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Yoann Bloyer TKO 2 (6), 0:45 13 Jul 2013 Craven Park, Hull, England
14 Win 14–0 Farai Musiyiwa PTS 8 9 Mar 2013 Wembley Arena, London, England
13 Win 13–0 Eamonn O'Kane TKO 8 (10), 1:33 8 Dec 2012 Olympia, London, England
12 Win 12–0 Sandor Micsko TKO 2 (8), 2:52 8 Sep 2012 Alexandra Palace, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Luke Robinson PTS 8 26 May 2012 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
10 Win 10–0 Alistair Warren PTS 8 17 Mar 2012 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England
9 Win 9–0 Mariusz Biskupski TKO 2 (8), 2:21 28 Jan 2012 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Zoran Cvek TKO 3 (10), 2:49 3 Dec 2011 Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, England
7 Win 7–0 Luke Osman TKO 2 (6), 2:13 9 Nov 2011 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Danny Brown TKO 1 (4), 0:37 8 Oct 2011 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Lee Noble PTS 6 30 Apr 2011 Olympia, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Dalton Miller RTD 2 26 Mar 2011 City Limits Pavilion, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Lewis Byrne PTS 4 19 Feb 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Sabie Montieth DQ 1 (4), 1:00 4 Dec 2010 York Hall, London, England Montieth disqualified for headbutts
1 Win 1–0 Ben Deghani TKO 1 (4), 1:30 10 Sep 2010 York Hall, London, England Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Matvey 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 – present
Incumbent

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Professional boxing record for John Ryder from BoxRec. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. "John Ryder set to go pro". Boxing News 24. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. Domin, Martin. (22 September 2013). "Saunders outpoints Ryder in thrilling battle to open Copper Box Arena". Daily Mail. DMG Media. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. Brennan, Rob (29 January 2015). "Islington middleweight John Ryder wants a proper fight at the O2 Arena". Islington Gazette. Archant. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. "John Wayne Hibbert and John Ryder earn stoppage victories at the O2 Arena". Sky Sports. Sky. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. "Nick Blackwell wins British middleweight title with stoppage victory over John Ryder". Sky Sports. Sky. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. Wood, David (30 January 2016). "British middleweight John Ryder back in business after impressive victory over Sergey Khomitsky". Daily Mail. DMG Media. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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