![]() Everyone has wanted to see this fight and we’re going to give everyone a war on fight night.” I’m super motivated to be facing a great fighter like Luis Ortiz, so my fans can expect to see me at my best. “This is my chance to prove to everyone that I’m going to be heavyweight champion of the world again. “I’m so excited to get back in the ring in front of all of my fans in Los Angeles on September 4,” said Ruiz. Ruiz has taken down a slew of contenders throughout his heralded career, which dates back to a prolific amateur run that included two Mexican Amateur National Championships. The 32-year-old from Imperial, California lost his rematch with Joshua by unanimous decision, but returned to the ring in May 2021, bouncing back from an early knockdown to defeat all-action contender Chris Arreola by unanimous decision in a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) shocked the boxing world in 2019 when he was brought in as a late replacement to face heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua and turned the tables on the champion, knocking him out in the seventh round and taking home the titles. ![]() Adding in a slew of intriguing undercard matchups and this will be a night that will keep fans glued to their seats from start to finish.” The FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event will prove once again that high-stakes heavyweight action is a must-see event. “This is a perfect clash for the electric atmosphere at Arena and is sure to deliver fireworks. returns in his toughest test since his title run, against the always dangerous Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz on September 4,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. ![]() “The fight fans in Los Angeles are in for an action-packed Labor Day Weekend as Southern California’s Mexican-American star Andy Ruiz Jr. PT through AXS.com with the code: BOXING or CRYPTO Pre-sale tickets are available NOW until 10 p.m. PT and can be purchased online at AXS.com Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, June 23 at 10 a.m. The action will also see the return of popular three-division champion Abner Mares in his first action in three years as he battles former title challenger Miguel Flores in a 10-round super featherweight attraction, plus exciting rising star José Valenzuela duels former world champion Jezreel Corrales in the 10-round lightweight pay-per-view opener. In the co-main event, hard-hitting Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz will step in to take on fellow Mexican and veteran contender Eduardo Ramírez in a 12-round WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator in the co-main event. PT and feature a stacked lineup of rising and accomplished stars in high-stakes matchups. ![]() The pay-per-view telecast will begin at 10 p.m. and top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will meet in a much-anticipated 12-round WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on September 4 in a Labor Day Weekend clash from Arena in Los Angeles. This is as good a crucible as any for these two on their paths back to title contention, so I’m all for it.Former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. He’s more than skilled and powerful enough to take Ruiz apart if the latter bungles his preparation again. “King Kong” may be an antediluvian relic, but he’s still a damn good fighter who was giving Deontay Wilder the business in their rematch before getting one-punched into oblivion. He went on to fire trainer Manny Robles in the aftermath, and it would take quite a feat for “The Destroyer” to regain fans’ faith.īeating Ortiz (31-2, 26 KO) would be a good first step, though. Ruiz (33-2, 22 KO), who authored 2019’s Upset of the Year by knocking out Anthony Joshua in June, came into the rematch overweight and under-prepared, trudging his way to an uninspiring decision loss. ESPN Deportes reports a “high probability” that Andy Ruiz Jr will face Luis Ortiz on a midyear PBC show a source claims that the matchup is “not only very possible, but an easy fight to make.”īoth men are in need of a major win to erase the disappointments of their last outings. ![]() Boxing’s Round Mound of Letdown could hop right back into a major fight upon his return. ![]()
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