He has been training with Joe Goossen to maintain his fitness and refine his technique. He’s coming off a unanimous-decision loss to Adam Kownacki in August 2019 in which he threw a division record 1,125 punches, an indication that he worked hard going into the fight. Arreola, 40, also has committed himself to the sport. He has since begun working with trainer Eddy Reynoso and has shed a considerable amount of weight. He weighed 283½ pounds for the rematch, evidence that he hadn’t trained properly.
Abel Ramos, welterweights Sebastian Fundora vs. Andy Ruiz punches Chris Arreola during their heavyweight fight at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday. TV/Stream: Fox PPV (TV and stream) early bouts on Fox.
Where: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.Ruiz-Arreola is what Whyte says it is: A strategic comeback fight meant to renew interest in Andy Ruiz Jr, who is a likable fighter when his performance isn’t insulting to a paying audience. And nobody is exactly looking for this one to be a massive success, either - the target bar is pretty low. The PPV card is filled with Mexican and Mexican-American fighters in what should be entertaining fights if not blockbusters. This is a tough sell, but PBC are marketing directly to the Mexican-American fan base here. Location: Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, CAįans are right to be as skeptical as Whyte is. He has since shed some weight and made a lot of vows to be more focused, but it’s a story we’ve heard from Ruiz before, too.ĭate: Saturday, May 1 | Start Time: 9:00 pm ET He showed up so heavy and so out of shape that he couldn’t do much of anything other than survive 12 rounds against Joshua, who never took any risks. 2019 rematch with Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz (33-2, 22 KO) hasn’t fought since - let’s just say it - taking a dump in his Dec. He still fights hard, but his last bout was a loss to Adam Kownacki in Aug. He’s had his shots, and he’s always come up short. The 40-year-old Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KO) is still something of a fan favorite, but he’s long been the level he is and nothing more, and that level is a good bit below the top tier. If he was fighting Chris Arreola a few years ago, people would be like, ‘No, that’s a garbage fight.’ Now it’s the same, if not worse.”
Chris Arreola has been shot for a few years. If you run it on paper, it’s not, because Chris Arreola is shot. Make him look like, ‘Oh yeah, he’s this and he’s that,’ but on paper it’s not. “It’s a fight that’s going to make (Ruiz) look good. Whyte tells Sky Sports that the fight is “garbage”: This is a major pay-per-view, not just some independent production.įellow heavyweight Dillian Whyte is a generally outspoken guy, and he’s not holding back on this one either. We all understand that Ruiz has some name value, but few think this is really a matchup deserving of not just pay-per-view - lots of bad fights are pay-per-view because they are otherwise not getting televised - but pay-per-view being backed and distributed by FOX Sports. Andy Ruiz Jr is set to face Chris Arreola in a comeback bout May 1 on Premier Boxing Champions PPV, and it’s the “PPV” part that has tripped a lot of fans and pundits up.
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