Canelo Alvarez takes the win but cannot knock out John Ryder on his return to Mexican soil

Canelo Álvarez beat John Ryder by unanimous decision at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, in a fight that meant his return to fight in his country after 12 years. However, the man from Guadalajara was unable to end the fight with a long-awaited knockout against a boxer who is not considered among the elite.

Although he dominated the fight for most of the 12 rounds, the Mexican could not give the final blow and although he managed to knock Ryder down once, the Briton's strength and gallantry kept him on his feet until the end.

The unanimous decision in favor of Canelo was with ballots from the judges of 118-109, 120-107 and 118-109. Two judges watched Ryder win round 10. Saúl Álvarez, who defended all of the super middleweight world titles, improved to 59-2-2, while his opponent stands at 32-6.

Entry of Canelo Álvarez and John Ryder

The Akron Stadium dressed up for the return of Saúl Álvarez to fight on Mexican soil and his welcome was given by his own mother , in a video that made all the audience present stand up from their seats, longing to see their idol again, who also entered the majestic venue to the rhythm of a modern version of “Eye of The Tiger”.

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They also combined the popular theme with mariachis from Jalisco that filled the audience with euphoria to the rhythm of “They tell me the Guadalajara because I grew up in Jalisco”. For his part, Ryder made his entrance to the rhythm of “My Sacrifice” of Creed. He knew he had a nearly impossible mission against the king of super middleweights in an adversarial and forbidding setting.

Start of the fight

The first round was a study for both fighters with John Ryder not wanting to be impressed by Canelo and the setting. The corner yelled at the British not to respect the Guadalajara just in the first round and to go forward. In the second round,

In the third round, Canelo was cut and it was a stimulus to throw good shots, the right hand of the man from Guadalajara was falling where he wanted and made the British bleed, who looked in danger.

Head superiority Canelo Álvarez against a tough John Ryder

Since the fourth round, John Ryder looked in poor condition and felt Canelo's blows. It was not until the fifth round when the man from Guadalajara sent the British to the canvas, however he bravely got up to continue in the lawsuit.

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You could hear the “Cielito Lindo” in the stadium and it seemed a matter of time before the fight ended against a very brave fighter who wanted to continue standing despite the adversity completing a good sixth round.

Ryder reached the eighth round with a lot of blood in his face, however he was still standing enduring the attacks of the Mexican. The Briton ended up on the floor, but because of a trip with the foot of Canelo Álvarez, so it was not an official fall.

In the ninth, Ryder was reeling from Canelo's attacks, but nevertheless responded and asked for more from the opponent. The Brit gave a true display of courage and will in the ring.

Rounds 10 and 11 were no different, with the Briton standing up against a pressured Canelo who until now had not been able to deliver the coup de grace on his ground.

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Finally, Ryder also tried to deliver the coup de grace in a fight from which he took oil, since in the previous one everyone took the knockout of the Mexican for granted, but it was not like that.