It took Ramos some time to adjust, but once he did, he dominating, stopping Figueroa after six rounds. Figueroa sporadically defended himself by crisscrossing his right hand over his left ear, and his left hand over his right ear. The former WBC lightweight titlist has a way of presenting new styles, as he did against Abel Ramos in a scheduled 12-round welterweight fight. Order the #RuizArreola PPV now! /f20JhcpkXR- Premier Boxing Champions May 2, 2021Ībel Ramos pulls off a mild surprise, stopping Omar Figueroa, Jr. I'm ready to run it back with Andy.”ĭespite Figueroa's awkward defensive style, Abel Ramos is starting to pick his opponent apart, taking control of the fight. I got hit in the shoulder and it kinda 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,” Arreola said. With blood dripping from his nose, Ruiz closed with a left hook, followed by a right-Arreola deserves credit for withstanding the blows.Īfterward, not only did the 31-year-old Ruiz resurrect his career, so too may have Arreola. Ruiz finished strong, unleashing a three-punch combination just inside of two minutes left in the fight. With 2:05 left in the 11th, Ruiz had Arreola backing up, and once again, Arreola began shaking his left arm. Ruiz wore the stoic expression like he was taking a casual stroll in a park. In the ninth and 10th, Ruiz kept tapping the body with hard jabs, then would mix rights with left hooks up top. Arreola told Goossen that he was okay between rounds. In the eighth, Arreola shook his left arm, after Ruiz hit him on his left shoulder blade. Ruiz began finding a rhythm in the seventh. Ruiz was actually up on his toes in the sixth, his best round to that point. In the fifth, Ruiz went back to pecking jabs to the body and closed the round with a three-punch combination. 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. I switched up and started focusing on counterpunching and working the body. “I was too overconfident and dropped my hand a bit. “He got me with a good clean right hand in the second round,” Ruiz said. At the outset of the third, Arreola had Ruiz in trouble again with a counter left hook. Ruiz got back up, though on unstable legs. Then, suddenly, with 1:46 left in the second, Arreola dropped Ruiz with an overhand right on the side of Ruiz’s head, set up by the jab. Ruiz jabbed to the body and connected with rights to the body and the head. Whether or not that he could last was the question. The 40-year-old Arreola (38-7-1, 33 KOs) was in good shape, thanks to new trainer Joe Goossen. It was evident quite early that Ruiz had the faster hands. Not to be outdone, a lean Arreola tipped the scales at a career-low 228½. It was a 27½-pound difference since the Joshua rematch, which he weighed a career-high 283½. Ruiz weighed in at 256, his lightest weight since he was 252¼ in a 10-round victory over Kevin Johnson in July 2019. 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,” Ruiz said. Judges Lou Moret and Pat Russell each scored it 118-109, while judge Zachary Young had it 117-110 all for Ruiz. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) affirmed that he could be problems for any elite heavyweight today. A few weeks ago, he even joked it was a miracle he could see his waistline for the first time in a while.īefore a sellout crowd of 3,940 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Ruiz got up from a second-round knockdown to methodically break down the stubborn Arreola for a unanimous 12-round decision victory in the PBC FOX Sports pay-per-view main event.įor a moment, Ruiz was transported back to that magical night a month and two years ago to the day when he shocked the world-and maybe himself-when he rose from the mat to beat Anthony Joshua and become world champion. Ruiz saw quick, nimble feet-his feet-maneuvering around the ring. The former WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight champ witnessed fast hands-his hands-chopping and strafing Chris Arreola. He got a chance on Saturday night to see who he can be again-who he can really be. Andy Ruiz got a chance to exorcize the doubts.
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