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Ryder: My Manchester momentum
- Updated: September 20, 2016
John Ryder will make his Manchester debut against local Lancashire lad Jack Arnfield and believes an impressive win will kick on his career.
The Islington middleweight is on the undercard of Anthony Crolla’s lightweight showdown with three-weight world champion Jorge Linares, live on Sky Sports 1, on Saturday night.
Arsenal fan Ryder (23-2-KO12) will be walking into the Manchester Arena for the first time but with Arnfield (20-2-KO5) coming from Blackpool, he is expecting a hostile welcome.
But with the 28-year-old looking to build on a win over respected Sergey Khomitsky earlier this year, is looking for a win on the road.
“This a great chance to be on a really good Sky Sports bill, pretty much in Arnfield’s own backyard so to speak, so I am happy to go to Manchester,” he told Sky Sports.
“I’ve not actually been there to watch a fight but I watched a lot of Ricky Hatton’s fights – staying up until whatever time to watch him beat Kostya Tszyu – so I know it is a great atmosphere.
“Just to be part of that …
