After a battle with depression and going up to 310 pounds, Ruiz decided to switch trainers and handed the keys to his career to heralded Eddy Reynoso, the respected coach and confidant of Canelo Álvarez. The humbling defeat was more than enough reason for Ruiz to reconsider his future. The already portly pugilist ballooned from 268 pounds to 283 for the rematch just six months later and lost in a landslide decision. The accolades and newfound fame and money that came with the life-changing win proved to be too much for Ruiz, and he soon unraveled. Ruiz was boxing’s Cinderella story in 2019 when he pulled off the shocker of the century by knocking out Anthony Joshua to become the first fighter of Mexican descent to capture the heavyweight crown. #RuizArreola /qhK5iBLc9Q- Manouk Akopyan May 2, 2021 He knows he clearly hurt Ruiz but admitted he was cautious while going for the finish. Ruiz (34-2, 22 knockouts) survived a rusty and bumpy start in the second round highlighted by getting knocked down, and a third round in which he was severely wobbled, to recover and win a rugged affair by scores of 117-110, 118-109 and 118-109.Ĭhris Arreola ripped the judging after the fight. The Mexican American fighters were looking to polish their presence in the heavyweight picture, mere days before Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that is a bit like boxing’s Super Bowl week.Ī dedicated and disciplined Ruiz reemerged and proved he’s ready, living up to his nickname of “The Destroyer” by beating Arreola via unanimous decision in front of a feisty, 33% capacity crowd of 3,940. California hosted a boxing card with fans for the first time since the pandemic started, and the Saturday night show featured two of Southern California’s home-grown boxing sons looking to revive their careers.ĭignity Health Sports Park hosted the heavyweight showdown between former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr., from Imperial, and three-time world title challenger Chris Arreola, from Riverside.
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