Date | May 6, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Akron, Guadalajara, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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. Ryder received praise for his durability for continuing to fight despite receiving a broken nose in the opening rounds.
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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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 |
^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
Country/Region | Broadcasters | |||
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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 |