On May 30, 2015, John Ryder (20-1, 12 KOs) and Nick Blackwell (16-3-1, 6 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round middleweight bout.
John Ryder is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Billi Facundo Godoy, 3 months and 30 days ago. Nick Blackwell is on a 1-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Nathan King, 6 months and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 86.6-13.4 in favor of Nick Blackwell. John Ryder may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Nick Blackwell stopped John Ryder via TKO in the 7th round. Blackwell improves his record to 17-3-1 (7 KOs), while Ryder adds a loss to his record at 20-2.