Andy Ruiz Jr. wasn’t in the ring since 2019 and had some rounds to work out the kinks against Chris Arreola, winning by unanimous decision after a very rocky start.
The final judge’s scorecards were 117-110, and the other to by 118-109 in favor of Ruiz.
The main event fight labeled as the battle of Mexican heavyweight supremacy in front of a capacity allowed sellout of 3,940 fans at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, was a fun one that closed out the Fox pay-per-view broadcast. The biggest storyline going into this contest was the shape that both men came into since their last fight as Ruiz came in slimmer than his rematch against Anthony Joshua and Arreola in the best shape of his storied career.
Ruiz was sent down by a clubbing right hand in the second round, and from there, this fight picked up quickly. Arreola spent the rest of the round trying to close the show, but Ruiz survived the round. The third round started more of the same for Ruiz as he was stunned early by a right hand from Arreola. In the early rounds, Arreola was able to time up Ruiz on numerous occasions when he was able to come in.
