A strong emphasis will be placed on showcasing PBC boxers on the rise and poised to contend for a world title in 2021. FIGHT WEEK ANDY RUIZ JR., trimmed down and hungry, FACES CHRIS ARREOLA IN THE FORMER CHAMP’S FIRST FIGHT SINCE HE LOST HIS REMATCH AGAINST ANTHONY JOSHUA. Date, Time, and Location The bout will take place on May 1 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California. Main event ring walks are anticipated for around midnight ET, depending on how long the undercard runs. The main PPV card is set to commence at 9 p.m. Several dates were floated once boxing returned from the pandemic, only for both boxers to go all of 2020 without a fight.ĭetails on the undercard were still in discussion-according to sources-as this goes to publish. vs Arreola event will also be available on the FOX Sports App via Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Xbox, and many other streaming devices. Heres everything you need to know ahead of Andy Ruiz Jr. Ruiz, scheduled to face Chris Arreola on pay-per-view from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., said on a Zoom call Tuesday afternoon that he expects to weigh around 250-255 pounds for the heavyweight fight.
The fight was never formally announced by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) due to the initial wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. says he’ll be a lot fitter on May 1 than he was in his rematch with Anthony Joshua. It hasn’t dampened the spirit of the two-time heavyweight title challenger, who trains with renowned cornerman Joe Goossen.Įarlier plans called for Ruiz and Arreola to tentatively collide last spring. Chris Arreola via unanimous decision (117-110, 118-109, 118-109) Abel Ramos def.
Their non-stop action-packed slugfest set several Compubox records, including Arreola-who was 38 at the time-setting the all-time heavyweight mark with 1,125 total punches on the night.Īrreola-who turns 40 on March 5-snapped a two-fight win streak in the process. Recent camp images have suggested a slimmer, fitter Ruiz who weighed a fleshy 283 ½ pounds in the loss to Joshua to end his WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight title reign.Īrreola (38-6-1, 33KOs) has been out of the ring since a spirited 12-round loss to then-unbeaten Adam Kownacki in August 2019 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 31-year old heavyweight from Imperial, California has since joined forces with red-hot trainer Eddy Reynoso, having regularly trained out of his facility in San Diego while awaiting a fight date.
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