![]() One judge had Mares winning 96-94 but the other two scored it 95-95. However, the former three-division titleholder shifted into a stick-and-move-and-hold mode beginning in Round 4, which gave the more aggressive Flores a chance to climb back into the fight.įlores seemed to outwork Mares in the second half of the fight to pull even with him. In that frame he landed one overhand right after another and seemed to hurt Flores (25-4-1, 13 KOs). Mares (31-3-2, 15 KOs) got off to a quick start, particularly in a dominating Round 3. and Miguel Flores fought to a draw in a 10-round lightweight bout. Isaac Cruz stopped countryman Eduardo Ramirez at 2:27 of the second round of a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout.Ĭruz (24-2-1, 17 KOs) put Ramirez (27-3-3, 12 KOs) down and hurt him with a perfect left hook midway through Round 2, which was the beginning of the end.Ī wobbly Ramirez was able to continue but Cruz put him on his pants with a vicious three-punch combination, prompting referee Jack Reiss to stop the fight.Ĭruz, a top contender, has now won two consecutive fights since losing a close decision to Gervonta Davis last year.Ībner Mares, fighting for the first time in four years. However, at 43, he certainly is near the end of his career. Ortiz (33-3, 28 KOs), who had never lost to anyone except Wilder, gave a solid performance. He could now be in line to face former champion Deontay Wilder if Wilder defeats Robert Helenius on Oct. Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) put Ortiz down twice in Round 2 and once more in Round 7 to clinch the victory. The scores were 114-111, 114-111 and 113-112, meaning the busier Ortiz won six rounds on two cards and seven on the third but lost because of the knockdowns.īoxing Junkie also scored it 114-111 for Ruiz. put fellow heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz down three times en route to winning a unanimous decision in a 12-round bout. More lefts from Ortiz in this round than in any other three combined. Round 12: Ortiz looks like he knows he needs a knockout to win and he’s trying. Ortiz has a cut near his brow and I think he’s bleeding from his lip, too. Ruiz smells blood in the water and he’s flurrying now. Ruiz tries a right hand, but it looks to hit the chest more than the jaw. Ruiz with a nice duck-under and pivot to get off the ropes. Oddly enough, I think Ortiz slipped a bit on that same spot of the canvas earlier in the fight. They move forward and Ruiz slips to the canvas, ruled not a knockdown. Round 9: Quick start here as they flurry in the opening seconds and Ruiz lands a solid right. 1-1-2 by Ortiz and that 2 hits the forehead. Body shot right by Ruiz, eats a cross for his troubles. ![]() Ortiz with a combo and gets a bit of traffic going his direction. ![]() They exchange in the pocket and both men appear to land a couple. Ruiz pushes forward and starts flurrying and gets a knockdown with a right! Ortiz looks like he’s on steady enough legs. Solid right cracks in and sends Ortiz back a couple steps. Round 7: Ortiz with a left in an exchange from both men. Ortiz throws an overhand, but it hits glove. Round 6: Ortiz backs Ruiz up into the corner. Ortiz lands a pair of rights in between getting hit by one from Ruiz. Round 5: There’s a right to the ribcage from Ruiz. I’m hard pressed to find a clean shot from either man here. Ruiz not throwing much of anything, either. Round 4: Ortiz not throwing much, but is still landing that jab. Hard round to score as not much landed clean for either man. Clash of heads here, and the ref notates it for the judges. Round 3: Ortiz connects with a couple jabs. They start again and Ortiz goes down again! Ortiz firing back now. OH QUICK 1-2 FROM RUIZ and that hook smashed Ortiz with a knockdown. Round 2: Ortiz getting his jab working now. Big right-left from Ortiz near the end of the round and it stumbles Ruiz back. ![]() ![]() Slow start from both men, which is to be somewhat expected. Round 1: Ruiz in the blue and yellow for the hometown LA Rams, Ortiz in the white with pink and blue butterflies on them. Luis Ortiz Play-By-Play Updates: 200+ lbs.: Andy Ruiz vs. Paul ‘Really Afraid’ Of Belfort Andy Ruiz vs. ![]()
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