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Ruiz vs Arreola HIGHLIGHTS: May 1, 2021 - PBC on FOX PPV
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. bounced back from an early knockdown to defeat all-action heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola by unanimous decision in the main event of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. "Chris is a veteran and a hard puncher,” said Ruiz. “We did what we had to do tonight. We got the victory that we wanted. I was at my lowest point and now I have to climb the ladder again. I'm thankful for the victory and I'm ready to move on to the next.” The battle between boxing’s two greatest Mexican-American heavyweights in Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) and Arreola (38-7-1, 33 KOs) began with fireworks, as the underdog Arreola landed a powerful overhand right that forced Ruiz to touch the canvas and earned Arreola an early knockdown on the cards. Ruiz was able to recover and survive the second round, taking the knockdown as a wake-up call and prompting him to initiate numerous big exchanges in the third round. "He got me with a good clean right hand in the second round,” said Ruiz. “I was too overconfident and dropped my hand a bit. Hats off to him. We just kept pushing and pushing. I switched up and started focusing on counterpunching and working the body.” Both men tasted power punches in a raucous third round that saw Arreola land 14 power punches to Ruiz’s 13, according to CompuBox. Ruiz adjusted as the fight went on, and found success scoring with body shots and combinations punctuated by a punishing sweeping left hook. Ruiz owned a 106 to 75 advantage in power punches landed and built up his lead on the cards by landing 161 of his 626 punches thrown, to Arreola’s 109 landed and 521 thrown. Arreola appeared to hurt his left arm in round eight, but was able to manage any pain enough to continue throwing bombs until the final bell. Ruiz punctuated his performance with a strong final round, clinching his victory in the WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator by the scores of 117-110 and 118-109 twice in the eyes of the judges. "I respect the judges, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” said Arreola. “He might have won, but don't tell me I only won two or three rounds. I got hit in the shoulder and it kind of threw it off. It wasn't a big deal though. It's a part of boxing. I didn't take too much punishment. I'm ready to run it back with Andy." "I felt a little rust and I know other fighters can relate to that,” said Ruiz. “If he wants to run it back, we'll run it back with him." #RuizArreola #RuizArreolaHighlights #AndyRuizJr Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
IND v ENG: Top-5 Memories ft. Harsha Bhogle
Where does Kohli's double ton or Pietersen's counterpunch at Wankhede rank in Harsha Bhogle's list of top moments in India vs England games? Share your pick with us. #INDvENG #ViratKohli #SachinTendulkar #KevinPietersen #WankhedeStadium Watch more cricket videos - https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-videos For more cricket updates and content - https://www.cricbuzz.com/ For more updates on cricket follow us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cricbuzz/ Follow us on twitter to get cricket related news - https://twitter.com/cricbuzz
Comets down Crunch in Shootout Thriller
It was punch, counterpunch all night long Saturday night but the Utica Comets prevailed 5-4 in a shootout over the Syracuse Crunch at the Adirondack Bank Center. Carter Camper, Jonah Gadjovich, Lukas Jasek, and Reid Boucher were the goal scorers for Utica. Mikey DiPietro made 27 saves in the win.
WOW! MICHAEL B. JORDAN CALLS OUT ROY JONES JR!!?
Creed star Michael B Jordan says that he would like to challenge Roy Jones jr in a fight Boxing news and commentary Source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49328/title.roy-jones-jr-says-hes-ready-willing-to-fight-micheal-b-jordan #MichalBJordan #RoyJonesJr #Creed2 #counterpunch
Simona HALEP (ROU) vs Aryna SABALENKA (BLR) | Post-match interview, QF | 2018 Shenzhen Open, China
#ShenzhenOpen Needing just 57 minutes to dispatch the fast-rising Belarusian in their first career meeting, the 2015 champion set up a semifinal match against compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu, who defeated Timea Babos in Thursday’s first quarterfinal, 7-5, 7-5. Striking 11 winners to a tidy five unforced errors, Halep used smart counterpunching to edge one of the WTA’s biggest hitters for the second straight day, after pulling off a three-set comeback against China’s Duan Ying-Ying in Wednesday’s second round. “I know [Sabalenka] is hitting really strong and really hard, but I was very strong in my legs and I could block every ball and I could also open the court,” Halep assessed post-match. “It’s not easy to do that when you play against a big hitter, but I did everything today and I feel I played great.” The Romanian nearly matched Sabalenka in total winners, as the Belarusian hit 12 in 14 games, but the 19-year-old was undone by a total of 22 unforced errors which allowed Halep four breaks of serve in the match. The top seed got off on the right foot in the quarterfinal victory, earning a pair of breaks to lead 3-0 by the first sit-down. Though Halep surrendered her first, and only, service game to the World No.73 in the next game, she quickly rebounded by winning eight of the next nine points to restore a double-break advantage. Sabalenka showed her mettle by saving a set point in the seventh game, denying Halep her third straight to hold from deuce, but the World No.1 wrapped up the opener in short order with her first ace of the match. Sabalenka stayed with Halep to begin the second set, saving a break point in the first game and holding twice in the early action, but the World No.1 quickly moved into another gear over the course of five straight games. Breaking Sabalenka’s serve twice more, Halep cruised into her first semifinal of the season as she lost just two points on serve in the set. The 2015 champion in Shenzhen, Halep is looking to become the second player to win a pair of titles in the Chinese city in the brief history of the event. Two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na won the inaugural Shenzhen Open in 2013, and successfully defended her crown in 2014. “I’m still far to win the title. Tomorrow is going to be a tough match. It’s going to be a nice match,” Halep said. “It’s a nice match because we are both Romanian. We will see what will happen tomorrow but I’m ready to fight for my match. We last played singles a long time ago but I believe I have my chance. “Of course, I will give everything I have, I will try to win as I always try to win. I’m enjoying playing here in Shenzhen.” The two Romanians, also in the doubles semifinals together, have played five times overall since 2007. Halep holds a perfect 5-0 head-to-head advantage, and Begu has managed to win just one set overall in their meetings. “We know each other too well and it’s always going to be a tough match,” Begu said of Halep. “[Today] is big victory early in the year and I’m happy to be the first semifinalist in the tournament. I hope I can do well tomorrow.”