By Gary Purfield While the major card Saturday night will be the PPV Hopkins-Dawson bout, Top Rank Live will host a rematch from Los Mochis, Mexico televised on Fox Deportes. At the top of the card is a twelve round rematch between interim WBA Bantamweight title holder Hugo Ruiz 28-1 (25 KO) and Francisco Arce 31-7-3. Ruiz defeated Arce by unanimous decision in May of … [Read more...]
Ruiz beats Arce in Los Mochis Turf War; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Photo: Rafael Soto Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico-- In a grueling twelve round war between two natives of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Hugo Ruiz (28-1, 25 KOs) took a close unanimous decision against Francisco Arce (31-7-3, 22 KOs) in a bout which saw both fighters hit the canvas twice. The longer, leaner Ruiz was more effective from the outside and … [Read more...]
Francisco Arce looks to follow in brother’s championship footsteps Saturday
Francisco "Panchito" Arce (31-6-3, 22 KOs) will be looking to follow in the championship footsteps of his older brother, Jorge (who recently upset Wilfredo Vazquez jr. for a share of the jr. featherweight title), against WBA interim bantamweight champ, Hugo Ruiz (27-1, 25 KOs) this Saturday. The 29-year old Arce has failed in his two highest profile contests-- dropping a … [Read more...]