The WBC has been notified by Top Rank Promotions that Nonito Donaire will not fight against Hugo Ruiz in a bout ordered by the WBC as a final elimination to determine the mandatory contender of the super bantamweight division; consequently, Hugo Ruiz has been appointed mandatory contender to fight current WBC champion Leo Santa Cruz. There is no determination if Santa Cruz is planning to continue in the super bantamweight ranks. He recently made his featherweight debut on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao undercard, which took place on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
Comments Thread For: Hugo Ruiz The Mandatory Challenger To Leo Santa Cruz
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35-2 with 31KOs?
they're finally putting him in with someone with a pulse?
WAR HUGO! whoever the hell you areComment
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ruiz is getting the fight because donaire didn't want to fight him for that mando spot
The WBC has been notified by Top Rank Promoti #ltw pic.twitter.com/eV6wfiKihw
— Michael Woods (@Woodsy1069) May 27, 2015
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Interesting:
Was a bout between Hugo Ruiz (#1) and Qiu Xiao Jun (#2) ever ordered for purse bids? @WBCBoxing
— Asian Boxing (@asianboxing) May 27, 2015
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