Canelo Álvarez beat John Ryder by unanimous decision in front of more than 50,000 fans in his first fight in Mexico since 2011 to remain the undisputed super middleweight champion on Saturday night. Álvarez bloodied the British challenger’s nose and knocked him down, cruising to the victory by scores of 120-107 on one card and 118-109 on the other two. ‘I hit him too much in the head and he did not go down,’ said Canelo. ‘I’ve always said it, when they fight me, they give their 100 per cent. It gets complicated because they usually give me the fight of their lives.’
Ryder said he suffered what is probably a broken nose in the second round. ‘He’s probably past his best, he could not get me out there, he wanted to stop me and could not do it,’ said Ryder. ‘It could have been a little different with out the problem to my nose, it took me a few rounds to get adjusted.’