![]() “He became the first (Mexican) to win a heavyweight title, he did something that I didn’t do. “At one point he wanted to be like me, and now I want to be like him,” Arreola said in their virtual press conference. As Arreola tries to score an upset and maybe get one more title fight before he retires, Ruiz is trying to bounce back with new trainer Eddy Reynoso and show he wasn’t a one-hit wonder when he upset Anthony Joshua to win three world titles. The fight with Ruiz pits an aged warrior against a guy who shocked the world just two years ago, then lost it all within six months. Even the last time we saw him in a loss to Adam Kownacki in 2019, Arreola smashed CompuBox’s record for most punches throw by a heavyweight, unleashing 1,125 shots in 12 rounds, though he lost a clear decision. Like opponent Ruiz (33-2, 22 KO), he’s faced a lot of questions about his conditioning over the years.īut Arreola’s heart and fighting spirit have been far less questioned. He had world title fights in 2009, 2014, and 2016, losing all of them. ![]() Having just turned 40, Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KO) has had his chances to break through over the years. The pressure isn’t on me ’cause I followed my dream, made my dreams come true.Chris Arreola has what probably really will be his last chance to do something big in boxing on May 1, when he faces Andy Ruiz Jr in a FOX PBC pay-per-view main event. I don’t know if he’s ever wanted to win so bad before.”Īndy Ruiz Jr: ”We have to break him down, especially his mentality. Anyone can be hungrier, I am smarter.”Įddie Hearn: “I can see it in his eyes, wants it so bad. “I have more understanding now and my ears are open to new information so that’s making me smarter as a fighter. When I win, I will be like ‘F*** everybody’. Ruiz is noted to be surprisingly fast for his size (Photo: Getty) What they’ve saidĪnthony Joshua: “I walked as the champion even before I had the belts. Social media has been rife with speculation that both men have slimmed down for the fight, although reports from their workout on Tuesday night appeared to show little change. There were also rumours of a rift with Hearn after his father was seen shouting at him in the ring after the fight.Īnother big talking point is how much weight the two have lost. Winning, however, will go some way to repairing his reputation as arguably the finest heavyweight boxer in the world and conversation can return to the prospect of future showdowns with Fury or Wilder.Īnd if he does win, he’s promised to reveal all about why he lost in June, something that’s been the subject of much scrutiny, including conspiracies that he was unsettled by the late change of opponent, made complacent by the media attention or had a pre-match panic attack. However, efeat for Joshua on Saturday will be seen as confirmation that June was not an off day and Ruiz is the better boxer. ![]() Immediately after the fight in June, Joshua described the defeat as a “blip”. Mahammadrasul Majidov v Tom Little (heavyweight).Filip Hrgovic v Eric Molina (WBC international heavyweight title). ![]() Dillian Whyte v Mariusz Wach (WBC interim heavyweight title).Alexander Povetkin v Michael Hunter (heavyweight).The undercard begins at 4 pm UK time, with the following fights confirmed:
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