Hugo Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
Badou Jack, Marcus Browne Grand Arrivals Photos Gallery - Two of boxing biggest stars kicked off fight week in style on Tuesday as eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and four-division world champion Adrien Broner arrived at MGM Grand in Las Vegas to a throng of excited fans for this Saturday’s WBA Welterweight World Championship. (photos by Ryan Hafey/Chris Farina).
Hugo 'Cuatito' Ruiz is very hungry to win the WBA belt on January 19 when he faces unbeaten Filipino Jack "The Captain" Tepora at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada; as part of the Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard headlined by the welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner.
Mexican Hugo Ruiz, a former interim 118- and full 122-pound champion, plans to dethrone unbeaten WBA interim 126-pound titlist Jhack Tepora by knockout in his division debut on the January 19 Manny Pacquiao-Adrien Broner undercard at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Two-division world champion Badou Jack will battle unbeaten top-rated contender Marcus Browne for the WBA Interim Light Heavyweight Title Saturday, January 19 on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner SHOWTIME PPV® event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
After nearly two years of absence due to injuries, former world champion Hugo Ruiz returned with a unanimous decision victory over Dennis Contreras on Saturday at the Mexico City Arena.
At their ongoing convention in Baku, the World Boxing Council has ordered a mandatory fight between WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) and WBC Diamond lightweight champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs). In his last fight, Garcia moved up to the junior welterweight in July to win a dominating twelve round decision over former four division champion Adrien Broner.
Akira Yaegashi, meet Hozumi Hasegawa. The loyal boxing fans in Japan will have to make room in their hearts for two cult heroes, as Hasegawa resurrected his incredible - though believed to be fading - career with a 9th round stoppage of Hugo Ruiz in a major upset Friday evening in Osaka, Japan.
The official weighin is in the books for the fighters involved in the WBC title bouts this Friday were successfully conducted at the Edion Arena in Osaka. Yamanaka weighed in at 118-pounds, while Moreno was 117.75. Ruiz and Hasegawa both weighed in at 122.
The undefeated WBC bantamweight champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka, will be defending his crown in a rematch bout with Panamanian Anselmo 'Chemito' Moreno. While Hugo Ruiz will be defending his super bantamweight crown for the first time, against former world champion Hozumi Hasegawa.
Trainer Rafael Guzman and promoter Oswaldo Küchle have confirmed that Hugo "Cuatito" Ruiz (36-3, 32KOs) will make the first defense of WBC super bantamweight title against former world champion Hozumi Hasegawa (35-5, 15KOs).