Personal Information
Full Name | John Ryder |
Date of Birth | July 19, 1988 |
Age | 34 |
Nationality | British |
Birth Place | Islington, London, England |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Nickname | The Gorilla |
Championship Held | Former WBO interim super-middleweight champion |
Weight Class | Middleweight |
Stance | Southpaw |
Status | Active |
John Ryder: A Brief Biography
John Ryder is a 34-year-old professional boxer from England who is currently the WBO interim super-middleweight champion. He was the former WBA interim super middleweight champion in 2019.
Latest News Update for John Ryder
In Mexico, John Ryder lost his fight against Canelo Alverez for the WBA, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles on May 6, 2023.
John Ryder Facts
Birth Place | Islington, London, England |
Star Sign | Cancer |
Net Worth (2023) | $2 to $5 million |
Age | 34 |
Boxing Debut | 2010 |
Boxing Record | 32-6 |
Achievements | WBO interim super-middleweight champion |
Partner | Nancy |
Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
John Ryder's Professional Career
John Ryder made his professional debut against Ben Deghani on September 10, 2010, and won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Ryder won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title by defeating Theophilus Tetteh via TKO in 2014.
On January 30, 2016, Ryder faced Sergey Khomitskey and won the vacant WBA International middleweight title.
'The Gorilla' won the vacant IBF International super-middleweight title by defeating Adam Etches in 2017.
John Ryder won the vacant WBO interim super-middleweight title in his last fight by defeating Zach Parker via corner stoppage in the fifth round.
John Ryder's Professional Record
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
38 | Loss | 32-6 | Canelo Álvarez | UD | – (12) | May 6, 2023 | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico | For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles |
37 | Win | 32–5 | Zach Parker | RTD | 5 (12), 0:01 | November 26, 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBO interim super-middleweight title |
36 | Win | 31–5 | Daniel Jacobs | SD | 12 | February 12, 2022 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
35 | Win | 30–5 | Jozef Jurko | TKO | 5 (10), 2:33 | September 10, 2021 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | |
34 | Win | 29–5 | Mike Guy | UD | 10 | December 18, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US | |
33 | Loss | 28–5 | Callum Smith | UD | 12 | November 23, 2019 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England | For WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles |
32 | Win | 28–4 | Bilal Akkawy | TKO | 3 (12), 2:12 | May 4, 2019 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Won vacant WBA interim super-middleweight title |
31 | Win | 27–4 | Andrey Sirotkin | KO | 7 (12), 2:54 | October 27, 2018 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
30 | Win | 26–4 | Jamie Cox | KO | 2 (12), 0:50 | May 5, 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
29 | Win | 25–4 | Patrick Nielsen | KO | 5 (10), 3:00 | October 14, 2017 | The SSE Arena Wembley, London, England | |
28 | Loss | 24–4 | Rocky Fielding | SD | 12 | April 22, 2017 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | For the vacant British super-middleweight title |
27 | Win | 24–3 | Adam Etches | UD | 12 | February 4, 2017 | London Olympia, London, England | Won vacant IBF International super-middleweight title |
26 | Loss | 23–3 | Jack Arnfield | UD | 12 | September 24, 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Lost WBA International middleweight title |
25 | Win | 23–2 | Robert Talarek | PTS | 6 | May 28, 2016 | The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland | |
24 | Win | 22–2 | Sergey Khomitsky | UD | 12 | January 30, 2016 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBA International middleweight title |
23 | Win | 21–2 | Adam Jones | PTS | 6 | October 10, 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
22 | Loss | 20–2 | Nick Blackwell | TKO | 7 (12), 2:36 | May 30, 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For the vacant British middleweight title |
21 | Win | 20–1 | Billi Facundo Godoy | TKO | 10 (12), 1:52 | January 31, 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
20 | Win | 19–1 | Theophilus Tetteh | TKO | 5 (10), 2:56 | October 11, 2014 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | Ruslans Pojonisevs | PTS | 6 | July 19, 2014 | Camden Centre, London, England | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | Jez Wilson | TKO | 9 (10), 1:09 | April 5, 2014 | York Hall, London, England | |
17 | Win | 16-1 | Giorgi Kandelaki | PTS | 6 | March 15, 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
16 | Loss | 15–1 | Billy Joe Saunders | UD | 12 | September 21, 2013 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | For British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Yoann Bloyer | TKO | 2 (6), 0:45 | July 13, 2013 | Craven Park, Hull, England | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Farai Musiyiwa | PTS | 8 | March 9, 2013 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Eamonn O'Kane | TKO | 8 (10), 1:33 | December 8, 2012 | London Olympia, London, England | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Sandor Micsko | TKO | 2 (8), 2:52 | September 8, 2012 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Luke Robinson | PTS | 8 | May 26, 2012 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Alistair Warren | PTS | 8 | March 17, 2012 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Mariusz Biskupski | TKO | 2 (8), 2:21 | January 28, 2012 | York Hall, London, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Zoran Cvek | TKO | 3 (10), 2:49 | December 3, 2011 | Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Luke Osman | TKO | 2 (6), 2:13 | November 9, 2011 | York Hall, London, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Danny Brown | TKO | 1 (4), 0:37 | October 8, 2011 | York Hall, London, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Lee Noble | PTS | 6 | April 30, 2011 | London Olympia, London, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Dalton Miller | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | March 26, 2011 | City Limits Pavilion, London, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Lewis Byrne | PTS | 4 | February 19, 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Sabie Montieth | DQ | 1 (4), 1:00 | December 4, 2010 | York Hall, London, England | Montieth disqualified for headbutting |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Ben Deghani | TKO | 1 (4), 1:30 | September 10, 2010 | York Hall, London, England |
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*Last updated on May 7, 2023.