Hugo Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
The super-bantamweight world champion of the World Boxing Council, Hugo 'Cuatito' Ruiz, wants to get his hands on Carl Frampton - if the Belfast star is unable to reach an agreement with WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz.
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing wishes to congratulate the fighter he co-promotes (along with Oswaldo Kuchle of Promociones Del Pueblo), Hugo "Cuatito" Ruiz, for his title winning victory on Saturday night. Fighting on the Showtime-televised co-main event last Saturday (February 27) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Ruiz (36-3, 32 KOs) gained revenge against Julio Cesar Ceja and took back his WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship via TKO 1 (:51 seconds).
In a rematch of the WBC Super Bantamweight World Title he lost last August, the new 122-pound champion Ruiz improved his record to 5-0 in rematches (with five knockouts) as he delivered a stunning first-round knockout against Ceja, who injured his right ankle on a powerful clean right just seconds into the fight sending him to the canvas.
HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, Calif. - Hugo Ruiz (36-3, 32 KOs) got revenge with a first round destruction of Julio Ceja (30-2, 27 KOs) in their anticipated rematch to capture the WBC super bantamweight world title.
For the second time in as many fights, Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz are once again tasked with priming the crowd for a show headlined by Leo Santa Cruz. Given the stakes, they’ll gladly accept such assignment.
LOS ANGELES - The weights are in, as former world champion Kiko "Sensacion" Martinez (35-6-0, 26 KOs) will challenge undefeated WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday, Feb. 27 live on SHOWTIME® (7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the co-feature Mexican warrior Julio Ceja (30-1, 27 KOs) meets Hugo Ruiz 35-3, 31 KOs) in a long-awaited Super Bantamweight World Title rematch.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz and Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Feb. 27 live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
By Cliff Rold - Hardcore fight fans in the States have one destination this weekend. Sho Extreme, 5:30 PM EST. In a year full of stay busy time sucks so far, this is a main event worthy of everyone's time. WBA 122 lb. titlist Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KO) meets IBF 122 lb. titlist Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KO). Nothing else on the dial this week looks as good on paper. If one can find it, the fourth fight between cruiserweights...
The moment was so close that Hugo Ruiz could practically envision hoisting the super bantamweight title over his head. The hard-hitting contender fromMexico landed a clean counter left hook to floor countryman Julio Ceja, moving in for the kill moments later in their vacant title fight last August in Los Angeles.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Mexican warriors Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz will compete in a rematch of their exciting 2015 super bantamweight world title fight on Saturday, February 27, live on SHOWTIME® from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will be headlined by undefeated three-division world champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz, who'll be making the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez.