By Mike Smith: WBA/WBC middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) outworked IBF champion … read more
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By Trevor McIntyre: Former IBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 KOs) and John Ryder (26-4, 14 KOs) will reportedly be on standby for the finals of the George Groves vs. Callum Smith World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament finals. The recently beaten Eubank Jr. and Ryder would get the call to fill in if either of the current finals needs to pull out, according to KristineBishop.
By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender John Ryder (26-4, 14 KOs) scored a surprising 2nd round knockout over Jamie Cox (25-2, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in a scheduled 12 round fight at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Commonwealth/WBC International light welterweight champion John Wayne Hibbert (17-3, 11 KOs) won a controversial 12th round knockout win over Tommy Martin (13-1, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, UK. Hibbert dropped Martin in the 12th round. Martin beat the count, but the referee halted it anyway.
By Rachel Aylett: Tonight at the Copper Box Arena in London, defending British and Commonwealth Middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders successfully retained both titles against his biggest domestic rival, John Ryder. In a tense, grueling and highly entertaining fight, Saunders took a unanimous but close decision to move one step closer to winning the British Lonsdale belt outright. He now needs one more successful defense in order to do so.
By Rachel Aylett: September 21st sees the Frank Warren team promoting their first show of the new season. The top of the bill is a fascinating British middleweight title fight with Billy Joe Saunders defending against his top challenger, John Ryder. This is a battle of unbeatens and is an intriguing encounter on many fronts.
Champion Billy Joe is one of the class of ’08 Beijing Olympians, which includes current successful professionals, James DeGale, Frankie Gavin, David Price, Joe Murray and current hot prospects Bradley Saunders and Kal Yafai. It is looking increasingly likely that Billy Joe Saunders will prove to be the best of this bunch.