‘The writing was on the wall’ – John Ryder announces retirement from boxing after 14-year career | K068GR9 | 2024-02-07 16:08:01
'The writing was on the wall' – John Ryder announces retirement from boxing after 14-year career | K068GR9 | 2024-02-07 16:08:01
Former world title challenger John Ryder has announced his retirement from boxing, hanging up his gloves after a 14-year skilled career.
The Londoner, 35, challenged pound-for-pound great Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight title last May, going 12 rounds with the Mexican before dropping on the judges' scorecards.
His attempt to earn another crack at world title gold led to defeat towards Jaime Munguia in January, stopped in the ninth round out in Arizona.
Ryder gained his first 15 fights earlier than dropping to Billy Joe Saunders in a British and Commonwealth title battle in 2013. He also suffered home defeats up towards Nick Blackwell and Rocky Fielding, whereas he was on the top of a very controversial defeat to Callum Smith in his first world title bout in 2019.
Following those setbacks, Ryder reignited his profession with a superb win over former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs in 2022, following that up with another victory over the beforehand undefeated Zach Parker – a struggle the place his opponent was pressured to tug out on the end of the fourth spherical with a damaged right hand.
Those wins earned him a date with Canelo in what was the most important payday of his profession. Never ducking a challenge, 'The Gorilla' gained praise for a valiant efficiency up towards the person then seen as maybe one of the best fighter on the planet on his residence turf in Mexico.
Heading into 2024, Ryder determined a defeat to Munguia would mark the top of the street.
'It's a day I by no means thought would come, particularly once I turned professional at 23,' Ryder advised Metro.co.uk.
'The decision was left right down to me, the ball was all the time in my courtroom. Tony [Sims, Ryder's trainer] checked out me the other day after the battle and we each knew the writing was on the wall.
'I knew what the plan was even before the battle, I knew another loss would imply it is time. The defeat made it lots simpler to stay with that decision, another win may need had me fascinated with one final hurrah. However now I do know it isn't there anymore.'
Whereas set to deserve a well-deserved break together with his family, Ryder plans to remain immersed on the earth of boxing as a coach, alongside his long-time coach Sims on the Matchroom Fitness center in Essex.
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'I have received nothing but fond reminiscences,' he continued.
'I am still very a lot in love with the sport, I really feel like I have obtained extra from boxing than boxing has received from me. That's a constructive I can take. That is why I'm desperate to get back into boxing and become involved with the subsequent batch of fighters.
'I'm undoubtedly trying to move into teaching. It might be good to work alongside Tony who has been an amazing coach to me. I've seen what he has achieved for myself and different fighters and I need to hold that going.'
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