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• #BOXING ANDY RUIZ VS CHRIS ARREOLA SERIES#

“We trained hard for this fight and I felt good heading into the ring,” said Figueroa.

#BOXING ANDY RUIZ VS CHRIS ARREOLA SERIES#

In the final moments of the round, Ramos landed a series of right hands to the body that put Figueroa in clear pain heading back to his corner.

However, Ramos stuck to his plan and pounded Figueroa with right hands to the head and body. Ramos kept up his momentum during rounds four and five, while Figueroa came out aggressive in round six, winging big power shots looking to turn the tide back in his favor. That third round saw a significant bruise begin to develop under Figueroa’s left eye as a result of that Ramos right hand. “He has an awkward defense and it was hard to catch him clean at first, but the fight overall went as planned.”Īs the fight hit round three, Ramos appeared to figure out the timing of his opponent and began unloading a lethal right hand that he would eventually ride to victory. “Omar is a very tricky fighter,” said Ramos.

(28-2-1, 19 KOs) after six-rounds in their WBA Welterweight Title Eliminator.įigueroa came out showing off a herky-jerky style and had success in the first round, out landing Ramos slightly with 12 power punches to Ramos’ 11. In the co-main event welterweight contender Abel Ramos (27-4-2, 21 KOs) delivered an impressive performance in stopping former champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. “If he wants to run it back, we’ll run it back with him.” “I felt a little rust and I know other fighters can relate to that,” said Ruiz. I got hit in the shoulder and it kind of threw it off. “He might have won, but don’t tell me I only won two or three rounds. “I respect the judges, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” said Arreola. Ruiz punctuated his performance with a strong final round, clinching his victory in the WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator by the scores of 117-110 and 118-109 twice in the eyes of the judges. Arreola appeared to hurt his left arm in round eight, but was able to manage any pain enough to continue throwing bombs until the final bell. Ruiz owned a 106 to 75 advantage in power punches landed and built up his lead on the cards by landing 161 of his 626 punches thrown, to Arreola’s 109 landed and 521 thrown. Ruiz adjusted as the fight went on, and found success scoring with body shots and combinations punctuated by a punishing sweeping left hook. I switched up and started focusing on counterpunching and working the body.”īoth men tasted power punches in a raucous third round that saw Arreola land 14 power punches to Ruiz’s 13, according to CompuBox. “I was too overconfident and dropped my hand a bit. “He got me with a good clean right hand in the second round,” said Ruiz. Ruiz was able to recover and survive the second round, taking the knockdown as a wake-up call and prompting him to initiate numerous big exchanges in the third round. The battle between boxing’s two greatest Mexican-American heavyweights in Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) and Arreola (38-7-1, 33 KOs) began with fireworks, as the underdog Arreola landed a powerful overhand right that forced Ruiz to touch the canvas and earned Arreola an early knockdown on the cards. I’m thankful for the victory and I’m ready to move on to the next.” I was at my lowest point and now I have to climb the ladder again. “Chris is a veteran and a hard puncher,” said Ruiz. bounced back from an early knockdown to defeat all-action heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola by unanimous decision in the main event of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. (May 1, 2021) – Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr.