Daniel Jacobs vs. John Ryder: Fight prediction, card, odds, start time, how to watch, date
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The pair of super middleweights will meet in London on Saturday as Jacobs makes his long-awaited return
Daniel Jacobs returns to the ring this Saturday to face off with John Ryder in a showdown from London's Alexandra Palace. The fight is the first for Jacobs since November 2020 and a must-win bout if Jacobs hopes to ever return to world title contention. Daniel Jacobs -160 John Ryder +135 Super middleweight Ellie Scotney -1500 Jorgelina Guanini +850 Super bantamweight Felix Cash -1500 Magomed Madiev +850 Middleweight
Jacobs' most recent fight was a victory over Gabe Rosado, though not a win without controversy. The bout with Rosado was a dreadful affair, slow and dull before Jacobs (37-3, 30 KO) was awarded a split decision victory. To say the decision could have gone Rosado's way is something of an understatement.
Jacobs is now riding a two-fight winning streak, the Rosado win coming after Jacobs forced Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to quit on his stool in their December 2019 clash. The Chavez fight was Jacobs' comeback from losing his IBF middleweight title to Canelo Alvarez and a fight where Jacobs moved up to super middleweight.
