Canelo Alvarez left John Ryder covered in blood
The undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight king retained his crown on hisCanelo was too good for RyderThe fight began with a typically tentative opening minute as both men sized one another up.
It did not take long for Ryder to apply his game plan though as he got up close to Canelo and fired away.In round two, Canelo began to hammer home big hooks to the Brit’s body. The Mexican was hit by an eye-catching uppercut though as Ryder refused to be overawed in the very early stages. Canelo drew blood from Ryder’s nose early in the third as the pair traded toe-to-toe in the relatively small 18-foot ring.The challenger had repeated success with uppercuts, but was still being smashed with hard hooks by the champion who walked him down and backed him against the ropes.Some had speculated that the Mexican may try to keep this fight at range so as to neutralise the Brit’s desire to box on the inside, but both men remained happy to slug it out at close quarters.
By round five, the fight was becoming very one-sided as Mexico’s superstar pummelled his British opponent.
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