JOHN RYDER confirmed he suffered a broken nose against Canelo Alvarez but bravely boxed on to hear the final bell.
The Londoner travelled to Guadalajara to be in the opposite corner of Canelo’s Mexican homecoming.
Twitter / @DAZNBoxingJohn Ryder confirmed he suffered a broken nose against Canelo Alvarez[/caption]
GettyJohn Ryder was beaten on points in Mexico[/caption]
But he was unable to upset the applecart in his challenge for the undisputed WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO world titles.
Ryder suffered a busted nose in the opening stages of the fight and was floored in round five with a right hand but survived to tell the tale.
He told Matchroom Boxing: “After all these years of boxing, it’s the first time I broke my nose.
“It was a new experience. Got back to my corner, towel in my face, just couldn’t breathe. There was blood going back down my throat.
“It was a new experience but obviously I’ve got a good calming corner, calmed me down.
“And then after that, it was just hard to sit down and get my breathing. So I was standing up throughout the rounds.
“Like I said, new experience, I felt I won the first two rounds quite well. I was boxing sensibly.
“Then I just got careless in the last second, leaned forward, and took that big uppercut.”
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Fans hailed Ryder for his gallant effort in Canelo’s backyard.
One said: “What a tough man. He deserves every penny.”
Another added: “Heart! Could have gave up or stayed down after the knockdowns. Not in his blood! Earned a fan in me.”
Ryder, 34, became the EIGHTH Brit to lose to Canelo, 32, and gave his respect to the pound-for-pound star following defeat.
He said: “Listen, I always thought he was very good. He’s good, he sets traps, he’s there.
“Even when you think you’re having success – which I was in the first couple of rounds – you could see that he was downloading information to stick it on in the later rounds and set the traps.”
ReutersJohn Ryder was floored in round five[/caption]