“When they’re going for everything, they turn it on. “He’s a very strong fighter, man,” said Álvarez, who connected on 179 of 459 punches (39%) compared with 80 of 457 for Ryder (17.5%), according to Compubox’s punch statistics. Álvarez credited Ryder for being a “very strong fighter”, adding that his own status as a four-belt world champion and boxing’s biggest star tends to bring that out in his opponents. It took me a few rounds to get adjusted.” “It could have been a little different without the problem to my nose. “He’s probably past his best, he could not get me out there, he wanted to stop me and could not do it,” Ryder said at a press conference.
By that point the outcome was beyond any doubt, but the Briton’s show of tenacity, courage and durability under extreme duress will surely result in profitable opportunities moving forward. An increasingly frustrated Álvarez appeared to tire over the final three sessions, reduced to throwing individual right hands while pressing for the show-stopper as the busier Ryder fired combinations on resurgent legs. The knockout that had seemed a fait accompli only a couple rounds earlier never did come to pass. To what end, given the lopsided tilt of the scorecards, was unclear. The referee took a step forward near the end of the frame but the close inspection seemed only to motivate Ryder, who returned fire just enough to buy himself more time.
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Ryder nearly went down again in the ninth under a series of concussive right hands thrown with the worst of intentions, but somehow remained upright. But the challenger weathered the onslaught, even as he stood in his corner between rounds in a desperate bid to reanimate his rubbery legs. Álvarez continued to mete out punishment over the next three rounds, wobbling Ryder on multiple occasions with withering blows to the head and midsection. Ryder bravely made it to his feet at nine before improbably reaching the bell through sheer force of will. The one-way traffic continued into the fifth, when Álvarez landed a devastating one‑two combination that dumped his foe to the canvas along the ropes and ignited the capacity crowd.
An emboldened Álvarez, unconcerned by Ryder’s power, began stepping into the pocket, delivering crunching shots to the ribs while looking for Ryder to drop his glove long enough to close the show with a right hand upstairs. But the Briton’s confident start came to an abrupt halt early in the third when a stiff right hand from Álvarez detonated squarely on his nose, which immediately started leaking blood that covered both fighters during periods of in‑fighting. Álvarez landed consistently with thudding left hands to the body from the opening bell, while Ryder’s measured activity from range kept the champion from getting off combinations over the first two rounds. I’m glad to be here and thankful with my people.”Ĭanelo Álvarez (right) throws an uppercut during Saturday’s title fight against John Ryder at the Estadio Akron in Mexico. “I’m blessed to be here with my people who have supported me from the beginning. “It’s a historic moment for me,” Álvarez said afterward in his much-improved English. So much has happened since then, with Álvarez adding titles at 160lb, 168lb and 175lb, lending to a deafening atmosphere on Saturday inside the sprawling home ground of the Liga MX side CD Guadalajara, which is expected to host matches at the 2026 World Cup.
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It was Álvarez’s 35th professional fight in Mexico but the first since 26 November 2011, when he stopped Kermit Cintrón inside five rounds in the third defense of his WBO junior middleweight title. Ryder, the 34-year-old Islington southpaw nicknamed the Gorilla, went off as a 9-1 underdog but fought gamely from start to finish and showed his best against the fatigued champion when the outcome was far beyond reach, an almost unthinkable conclusion during the fifth when he was badly hurt and nearly counted out. One of the ringside judges was harsh to score it a 120-107 shutout while the other two handed down cards of 118‑109.
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