Having won his first fifteen fights, Ryder faced fellow undefeated prospect Billy Joe Saunders for his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles on 21 September 2013, losing a close unanimous decision with scores of 115--113,115--113 and 115--114 for Saunders.
Ryder was having won his first fifteen fights. Ryder faced fellow undefeated prospect Billy Joe Saunders for his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles on 21 September 2013. Ryder was losing a close unanimous decision with scores of 115--113--113 and 115--114 for Saunders.115--113 was 115.