In a struggle that many thought may decide who meets Saul “Canelo” Alvarez subsequent Might, John Ryder gained the all-English showdown with probably the most innocuous high-level victories in latest reminiscence.
Ryder overcame Derby’s beforehand unbeaten Zach Parker, who withdrew earlier than spherical 5 citing an injured proper hand.
Parker mentioned he had harm his hand throwing an uppercut at the beginning of the fourth spherical. Ryder celebrated and Parker had his wraps reduce off to indicate off the harm.
It was a disgrace, as a result of it was a highly-anticipated conflict and had been intriguing with out catching hearth when the tip got here and it was an unsatisfactory climax at London’s O2 Area.
London left-hander Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) mentioned he needs Canelo subsequent.
“I would like the massive fights, I would like the Canelos,” Ryder mentioned. “It might be a dream to struggle Canelo on Cinco De Mayo, at any time when, wherever. It was an important win. It was necessary to win and construct momentum for 2023. Zach began properly, obtained behind his jab properly, however I feel the tide was beginning to flip and these items occur in boxing.”
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“I’m completely gutted,” mentioned Parker. “I used to be warming into the struggle, however when the harm occurred at the beginning of the final spherical, each time I jabbed him it was hurting. It was clicking.”
Parker is now 22-1 (16 KOs) and began switch-hitting in a cautious opener whereas the veteran Ryder landed occasional sharp proper hooks. It was untidy early. Within the second, Parker landed a proper downstairs after which went to the top, however there was not a lot between them.
Ryder, who has fought the likes of Callum Smith and Danny Jacobs, was composed and affected person, but when he waited too lengthy, Parker might tag him with lengthy jabs from the southpaw stance.
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Ryder was the aggressor, on the entrance foot, and Parker was on the again foot, making an attempt to maintain the Londoner at bay with counters and pictures from distance, however Ryder did rating left hand within the fourth. Parker was unmoved and simply when it appeared like the competition was constructing it was over.
Hamzah Sheeraz, 17-0 (13 KOs), took lower than two rounds to dismantle Coventry’s closely outgunned River Wilson-Bent for the Commonwealth middleweight title.
It was one-way visitors. Sheeraz got here out bombing with rangy pictures, correct, environment friendly and scoring usually.
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There was extra of the identical within the second, and Wilson-Bent might do nothing with Sheeraz, who was connecting cleanly with proper fingers and left hooks. Wilson-Bent went down in the direction of the tip of the second however when he rose, referee Victor Laughlin waved it off. The official time was 2:55.
Wilson-Bent is now 13-2-1 (6 KOs).
Unbeaten junior featherweight prospect Dennis McCann improved to 14-0 (8 KOs) with a powerful eighth-round win over Scotland’s Joe Ham, who’s now 17-4.
Southpaw McCann patiently broke Ham down. He landed left uppercuts with growing regularity they usually had been a key shot as he breached Ham’s defenses and flew in with each fingers, forcing the intervention of referee Marcus McDonnell within the eighth.
