![]() ![]() It was a blessing we were able to be successful.”ĭespite Ruiz pushing forward, Ortiz again used his excellent boxing acumen to remain in the fight. “I was waiting for him to load up and countering him when he did. In round seven however, Ruiz struck again, backing his opponent up with a straight right before moving close and dropping Ortiz with an overhand right. Ortiz got himself back in the fight over the subsequent rounds with impressive boxing as he relied on his jab and movement to keep Ruiz from inflicting further damage. There are always surprises in boxing, and that’s what you got if you didn’t think I’d give it my all.” To everyone who said that I’m old, I gave you a war today. “I told you I was going to be a warrior and that’s what I did,” said Ortiz. Ortiz (33-3, 28 KOs) would hit the canvas a second time in the round, but got to his feet again and delivered several strong left hands to keep himself in the fight and make it through the round. The first fighter of Mexican descent to become heavyweight world champion, Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) got his hometown crowd on its feet early, as he delivered a clean right hand to score his first knockdown in round two. I showed more class than I usually do just coming forward.” ![]() “Everyone was doubting me, but I worked so hard for this fight,” said Ruiz. scored three knockdowns on his way to a unanimous decision victory over top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in their WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator that headlined a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Sunday night from Arena in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – Septem– Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. Isaac Cruz & Edwin De Los Santos Score Victories, Plus Abner Mares & Miguel Flores Fight to Majority Draw, in PPV Undercard Bouts PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN EVENT SUNDAY NIGHT FROM CRYPTO.COM ARENA IN LOS ANGELES DROPS LUIS ORTIZ THREE TIMES ON HIS WAY TO DECISION VICTORY IN FOX SPORTS PBC ![]()
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