I didn’t want to get hit with a suckerpunch like Anthony Joshua.Ībel Ramos dominated and beat up Omar Figueroa Jr as the fight was stopped after round six of their scheduled 12-round welterweight bout. “I absolutely hurt him, but Andy is a dangerous fighter. This version of Ruiz would knock Joshua out, but I was in great condition and ready for everything he had to offer. “I was a better fighter than Andy Ruiz expected. He might have beat me, but I felt like he won seven rounds at the most. It’s dejecting to not get the respect from the judges that I feel I deserve. “A lot of punches he threw were hitting my gloves. “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’m actually happy to get the 12 rounds in.”ĬHRIS ARREOLA“I respect the judges, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have to get back to training so I can keep feeling better in the ring. “A fight against Luis Ortiz would be an exciting matchup. I faced a strong veteran who knew exactly what he was doing. “I’m going to stick around this weight, but I’m going to tighten everything up. The most important thing was that we came back and got the victory. “I got a little overconfident in the early rounds. I could have kept my hands up better, but I just need to get back in the gym and stay busy. I couldn’t really find my distance, but some of that was Arreola doing a good job. I got dropped, but I got up and got the victory. “When you go down, you just have to climb back up. I learned a lot about throwing different combinations in training, but the rust showed in the ring. 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. 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. Arreola, 228.6 lbs of Los Angeles is 38-7-1.ĪNDY RUIZ JR. “Chris is a veteran and a hard puncher. Ruiz landed 161 of 626 punches Arreola was 109 of 521. That was the high-point for Arreola as Ruiz was able to get in a rhythm and land hard three-punch combinations throughout that were mostly of the Jab/:eft-hook/Right Hand variety, Arreola seemed like he would be dangerous, but that was thwarted as in round eight, Arreola seemed to hurt his left shoulder after absorbing a right from Ruiz Ruiz was methodical down the stretch and boxed his way to a 118-110, 118-110 and 117-109 victory. In round two, it was Arreola who landed a chopping right that sent former champ, Ruiz down to a knee. had to shake off an early knockdown, but righted himself to win a 12-round unanimous decision over Chris Arreola in front of a restricted sellout of 3,940 fans at The Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Former Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
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