LIKE any good, seasoned campaigner John Ryder is now only interested in fights that light a fire under him.
Since an unexpected trip to Austria during Covid to stop Jozef Jurko in the fifth of an eight-round contest, Ryder, now 35, has beaten Daniel Jacobs and Zach Parker, and also lost in admirable fashion to Canelo Alvarez.
This Saturday (January 27), meanwhile, Ryder will be in America trying to take the unbeaten record of Mexico’s Jaime Munguia, a 27-year-old who has hopes of facing Canelo, his compatriot, one day.
For Ryder to continue mixing it with the best he must defeat Munguia or produce a performance that will at the very least keep him in the running for more big-fight opportunities.
WHEN AND WHERE IS IT?
Munguia vs. Ryder goes down at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night (January 27); the same venue where, in February 2022, the outstanding Jesse Rodriguez dominated Mexican veteran Carlos Cuadras over 12 rounds.
WHERE CAN I WATCH MUNGUIA VS. RYDER?
UK viewers can watch the action on DAZN on Saturday with the early prelims underway from midnight. The main card begins at 1am (Sunday, January 28).
WHAT TIME WILL THE MAIN EVENT START?
No official start time has been announced but UK fans shouldn’t expect the main event to begin any earlier than 3-4am.
WHO IS ON THE UNDERCARD?
Eight bouts are scheduled for the undercard subject to change.
Oscar Collazo vs Reyneris Gutierrez (Minimumweight)
Gabriela Fundora vs Christina Cruz (Flyweight)
Alan Picasso Romero vs Erik Ruiz (Super-bantamweight)
Gregory Morales vs Ronal Ron (Featherweight)
Darius Fulghum vs Alantez Fox (Super-middleweight)
Gael Cabrera vs Miguel Ceballos (Bantamweight)
Daniel Garcia vs Daniel Lugo (Super-featherweight)
Jonathan Canas vs Kameeko Hall (Lightweight)
WHAT ARE THE BETTING ODDS?
Jaime Munguia 5/17 John Ryder 5/2 (Odds courtesy of Bet365)
WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS SAYING?
To hear opinions from the likes of Joe Gallagher, Johnny Nelson, Liam Smith, Manny Robles and more click the video below.
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