On November 26, 2022, a 34-year-old John Ryder (31-5, 17 KOs) and a 28-year-old fellow British boxer Zach Parker (22-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 14 days. Parker was on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 20 days.
John Ryder stopped Zach Parker via TKO in the 5th round. Ryder improves his record to 32-5 (18 KOs), while Parker adds a loss to his record at 22-1.
On May 6, 2023, a 34-year-old John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed super-middleweight championship held by 32-year-old Canelo Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs).
Ryder came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Canelo was on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated John Ryder via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Canelo improves his record to 59-2-2, while Ryder adds a loss to his record at 32-6.
On May 4, 2019, a 30-year-old John Ryder (27-4, 15 KOs) and Bilal Akkawy met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days.
John Ryder stopped Bilal Akkawy via TKO in the 3rd round. Ryder improves his record to 28-4 (16 KOs)
On November 23, 2019, a 31-year-old John Ryder (28-4, 16 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBA (Super) and The Ring title held by 29-year-old fellow British boxer Callum Smith (26-0, 19 KOs).
Ryder came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Smith was on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Callum Smith defeated John Ryder via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Smith improves his record to 27-0, while Ryder adds a loss to his record at 28-5.
On May 5, 2018, a 29-year-old John Ryder (25-4, 13 KOs) and Jamie Cox met in the ring.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days.
John Ryder stopped Jamie Cox via KO in the 2nd round. Ryder improves his record to 26-4 (14 KOs)
On October 14, 2017, a 29-year-old John Ryder (24-4, 12 KOs) and Patrick Nielsen met in the ring.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
John Ryder stopped Patrick Nielsen via KO in the 5th round. Ryder improves his record to 25-4 (13 KOs)
On October 27, 2018, a 30-year-old John Ryder (26-4, 14 KOs) and Andrey Sirotkin met in the ring.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
John Ryder stopped Andrey Sirotkin via KO in the 7th round. Ryder improves his record to 27-4 (15 KOs)
On February 4, 2017, a 28-year-old John Ryder (23-3, 12 KOs) and Adam Etches met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
John Ryder defeated Adam Etches via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Ryder improves his record to 24-3
On January 30, 2016, a 27-year-old John Ryder (21-2, 12 KOs) and Sergey Khomitsky met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.
John Ryder defeated Sergey Khomitsky via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Ryder improves his record to 22-2
On December 8, 2012, a 24-year-old John Ryder (12-0, 7 KOs) and Eamonn O'Kane met in the ring.
Ryder came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
John Ryder stopped Eamonn O'Kane via TKO in the 8th round. Ryder improves his record to 13-0 (8 KOs)