Former multiple world title contender John Ryder announced his retirement from boxing.
At the end of January, the 35-year-old Briton lost by technical knockout Jaime Munguia. This defeat was John's second in a row - in May last year he lost on points to the holder of all belts in the second middle division Saul Alvarez.
āIt is with a heavy heart that I have decided to hang up my gloves and retire from professional boxing. I have been fortunate enough to have the most amazing career forĀ the last 14 years. I started in Bethnal Green in 2010 and finished in Phoenix, Arizona. I've been lucky enough to box everywhere from the O2 Arena and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to Alexandra Palace, Manchester Arena and Guadalajara in Mexico. As a guy fromĀ Islington, that's not a bad story.
I may not have become a world champion, but I have achieved and experienced more than I could have imagined when I first put on boxing gloves. I wouldn't trade this for any titles.
Although my professional boxing career is now over, boxing will not get rid of me so easily. Iām looking forward to starting my coaching career,ā Mathroom Boxing quotes Ryderās statement.
