Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder

The King is Coming Home

Date	May 6, 2023
Venue	Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO The Ring and TBRB undisputed super middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Saúl Álvarez John Ryder Nickname "Canelo" ("Cinnamon") "The Gorilla" Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Islington, London, UK Pre-fight record 58–2–2 (39 KO) 32–5 (18 KO) Age 32 years, 9 months 34 years, 9 months Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Weight 167.4 lb (76 kg)[1] 168 lb (76 kg)[1] Style Orthodox Southpaw Recognition WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring and TBRB undisputed Super Middleweight Champion The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 4-division world champion WBO Interim Super Middleweight Champion The Ring No. 3 Ranked Super Middleweight TBRB No. 5 Ranked Super Middleweight
Result
Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-107, 118-109, 118-109)

Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder, billed as The King is Coming Home, was a professional boxing match contested between Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, and British boxer John Ryder. The bout took place on May 6, 2023 in the Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico.[2][3][4][5][6]

Background

Álvarez's last fight was a trilogy bout against Gennady Golovkin, which he won via 12-round unanimous decision.[7] On the other hand, Ryder's last fight was against Zach Parker at The O2 Arena, which he won via a 5th round corner retirement, gaining the interim title.[8]

The fight was Álvarez's first in his native Mexico, in over 10 years, hence the billing "The King is coming home".[9]

The fight

Álvarez was dominant throughout the fight. He dropped Ryder in round 5 and frequently attacked with hooks to the body and combinations to the head. Álvarez won via unanimous decision.[10]

Aftermath

Ryder received praise for his durability for continuing to fight despite receiving a broken nose in the opening rounds.

Fight card

Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super middleweight	Canelo Álvarez	def.	John Ryder	UD	12 (12)	3:00	^Note 1
Flyweight	Julio Cesar Martinez	def.	Ronal Batista	KO/TKO	11 (12)	1:00	^Note 2
Super lightweight	Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela	def.	Steve Spark	SD	10 (10)	3:00	^Note 3
Light heavyweight	Oleksandr Gvozdyk	def.	Ričards Bolotņiks	KO/TKO	6 (10)	1:06
Featherweight	Nathan Devon Rodriguez	def.	Alexander Mejia	MD	10 (10)	3:00
Light heavyweight	Bek Nurmaganbet	def.	Argenis Espana	KO/TKO	2 (8)	3:00
Super middleweight	Lawrence King	def.	Elio German Rafael	KO/TKO	2 (8)	1:30
Super middleweight	Abilkhan Amankul	def.	Fabian Rios Frausto	KO/TKO	2 (8)	2:40
Super featherweight	Johansen Alvarez Suarez	def.	Johan Rodriguez Arreguin	UD	6 (6)	3:00
Super welterweight	Emiliano Rojo Vazquez	vs.	Fabian Trejo Rivera		4 (4)	3:00
Light flyweight	Jesus Larios	def.	Damian Efrain De La Torre Nunez	UD	4 (4)	3:00

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^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC flyweight title
^Note 3 For WBA Inter-Continental Super lightweight title

Broadcasting

Country/Region		Broadcasters
	Free	Cable TV	PPV	Stream
Mexico (Host)	Azteca 7			TV Azteca Deportes
	Canal 5			Vix+
Unsold markets (inc. UK)				DAZN
Australia			Main Event
Canada			DAZN PPV
United States
Latin America		ESPN		Star+
Panama	Telemetro			Medcom Go

References

1. "Alvarez sends fans into frenzy at weigh-in". BBC Sport.
2. "Canelo Álvarez heads home to face Britain's John Ryder in Guadalajara". The Guardian. Associated Press. March 14, 2023.
3. "Briton Ryder to face Alvarez for undisputed crown". BBC Sport.
4. "Canelo vs Ryder date: Start time, undercard and how to follow - 'Gorilla' eyes huge shock". April 12, 2023.
5. "Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to defend undisputed super-middleweight titles against John Ryder in Mexico on May 6". Sky Sports.
6. "Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder: Mandatory challenger explains why fight has come at perfect time | DAZN News US". DAZN. 5 April 2023.
7. Graham, Bryan Armen (September 18, 2022). "Canelo Álvarez defeats Gennady Golovkin by unanimous decision in third fight – as it happened". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
8. "Ryder eyes Alvarez after win via injury stoppage". ESPN.com. November 26, 2022.
9. Campbell, Morgan (May 5, 2023). "Canelo Álvarez Rarely Fights in Mexico. He Wants a Celebration and a Rebound". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
10. Sajad, Kal. "Saul 'Canela' Alvarez v John Ryder: Home favourite Alvarez defends undisputed super-middleweight crown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
11. "BoxRec: Event".

Preceded by vs. Gennady Golovkin III	Canelo Álvarez's bouts 6 May 2023	Succeeded by vs. Jermell Charlo
Preceded by vs. Zach Parker	John Ryder's bouts 6 May 2023	Succeeded by vs. Jaime Munguía