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NOVEMBER 26
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SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ could face John Ryder next after the Islington southpaw ended the best 12 months of his 12-year career by handing Zach Parker his first loss.
Parker was ruled out one second into the fifth round of a scheduled 12 at the O2 Arena with a broken right hand, a result that makes Ryder the mandatory challenger for the WBO super-middleweight belt.
Replays showed Ryder blocking a Parker uppercut with his elbow early in the fourth and the 28-year-old from Woodville, Derbyshire, said afterwards: “I couldn’t keep him off with one hand.”
Parker said he was “warming into the fight,” while Ryder’s reading of it was “the tide was starting to turn.”
The scorecards supported Ryder’s view. The three judges, Marcus McDonnell, Benoit Roussel and Matteo Montella, all gave
