Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder, billed as The King is Coming Home, was a professional boxing match contested between Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, and British boxer John Ryder.

[2][3][4][5][6] Álvarez's last fight was a trilogy bout against Gennady Golovkin, which he won via 12-round unanimous decision.

[7] On the other hand, Ryder's last fight was against Zach Parker at The O2 Arena, which he won via a 5th round corner retirement, gaining the interim title.

[8] The fight was Álvarez's first in his native Mexico, in over 10 years, hence the billing "The King is coming home".

He dropped Ryder in round 5 and frequently attacked with hooks to the body and combinations to the head.