Ortiz wobbled to his feet and soon slipped back down while trying to clinch with Ruiz, but he made it to the bell. I want to be a champion again.”Īfter entering the ring in a blue-and-gold robe and trunks featuring the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams’ colors and helmet horns, Ruiz abruptly floored Ortiz early in the second round with a short right hand. “I want to fight at least three or four times a year. “I do not want to be waiting,” Ruiz said. Ruiz had fought just once since, but he rededicated himself to training with hopes of getting another shot at the belts. Ruiz pulled off one of the bigger upsets in recent heavyweight history when he took Anthony Joshua’s three championship belts in 2019, only to lose them back to his British opponent six months later. The Associated Press also had Ruiz 114-111, with the knockdowns making the difference.
“I thought I did a beautiful job handling his pressure and also coming forward.” “I worked so hard for this fight, because I knew he’s a warrior and he hits hard,” Ruiz said. The Southern California native knocked down the 43-year-old Ortiz twice in the second round and again in the seventh, but his Cuban opponent punched more accurately during long stretches of relative inactivity for both fighters.
TV: FOX PPV ($49.99 - check local listings) | Stream: FOX PPV onlineĪrreola has always taken a good punch, but his willingness to brawl won't help him at this stage of his career against someone as accurate and quick as Ruiz.In the main event, Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) had all of the big moments while grinding out a decision over Ortiz (33-3), a two-time world title challenger. Location: Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, California. Cota is no slouch, however, as the veteran has bounced back from a pair of rough losses, including a devastating knockout against Jermell Charlo, to score a pair of knockouts in consecutive fights. Fundora went 3-0 in 2020 with a pair of knockouts. Fundora, most famously known for his incredible height for the weight class, has turned in a trio of great performances over the last year to make more people take notice. The 6-foot-5 super welterweight is ready to make his return to the ring on Saturday night when he takes on veteran Jorge Cota in a featured bout. Things happen for a reason and I'm just happy that I have the mindset that I have now."Īnother featured fighter on this card is Sebastian Fundora. I Imagine that if I had been in this shape, I would have won the rematch with Joshua. I want the heavyweight title even more now. My speed and the combinations that I've been working on in the gym are going to throw him off a little bit. He comes forward, he takes punches and he gives punches. I'm not the same fighter who sparred him when I was 16-years-old," Ruiz said. "My natural speed and counter punching is going to overwhelm Arreola in the ring. Ruiz doesn't expect their second time touching gloves to go any differently. Ruiz actually sparred Arreola back when he was still in high school and surprised the rising heavyweight at the time with his speed and power despite his thick frame. Yet given the styles of both, an action fight is expected just the same as Ruiz, who is aligned with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions, could see himself angling towards a showdown with Wilder in the future, especially considering current champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua appear headed towards a unification. Should Ruiz return with the sharpness and edge that his newfound frame suggests, he should have his way with Arreola, who is hanging on in name only in recent years. But the discipline demanded by Reynoso amid their camp in San Diego turned out to play a key factor for Ruiz, as did the opportunity to train alongside Alvarez, who is currently preparing for his super middleweight title unification on May 8 against Billy Joe Saunders. The 6-foot-2 Ruiz, who weighed in just shy of 284 pounds for the rematch with Joshua, admitted he ballooned to as high as 310 pounds before the start of this training camp. I have it inside of me to become the Mexican two-time heavyweight champion of the world." 
I know what I'm capable of doing and I know what I can accomplish. I let a lot of people down, and that's why I had to make big changes to myself. I killed the old Andy and a new Andy was born," Ruiz said during Wednesday's final press conference. A post shared by Andy Ruiz Jr in the fact that Ruiz has enlisted the help of red-hot trainer and defensive wizard Eddy Reynoso - the architect behind pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez - for this camp and suddenly critics are wondering whether a victory could catapult Ruiz back into legitimate title contention.
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