Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder Full Fight Highlights

In front of a crowd of more than 51,000 fans who had waited for nearly 12 years to see their hero return, Canelo Alvarez successfully defended his undisputed super middleweight championship title with a unanimous decision win against England’s John Ryder on Saturday at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico. Despite battering and bloodying Ryder, who was floored in Round 5, Alvarez couldn’t put the challenger away. Ryder showed immense courage to hear the final bell despite bleeding profusely from his nose for most of the fight. Alvarez, boxing’s top star with a record of 59-2-2, including 39 KOs, landed some powerful right-hand shots in the final rounds, but Ryder persevered.

Looking ahead, Alvarez plans to fight again on September 16, a date that he typically headlines, coinciding with Cinco De Mayo weekend and Mexican Independence Day weekend. There is only one matchup on Alvarez’s mind for his next fight, and that is a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, the light heavyweight champion.