Rebuild after first unsuccessful WBC title challenge The final scorecards read 99–91, 99–91, and 100–89, all for Klitschko. Arreola's corner and the referee stopped the fight before the start of the 11th round, giving Klitschko a 10th-round RTD ( TKO) victory.
The match took place on September 26, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Arreola was happy with his draw when it was announced they would fight in Arreola's home town. Īrreola defeated the previously retired heavyweight veteran Jameel McCline (40-8 23 KO's) on April 11, 2009, with a knockout at 2:01 of the 4th round.Īfter his win, Arreola was the number one contender to challenge Vitali Klitschko for his WBC Heavyweight title belt. On November 29, 2008, Arreola faced Travis Walker and knocked him out early in the 3rd round, improving Arreola's record to 26–0.īy June 2008, Arreola was ranked in the top 10 by all four major governing bodies. On June 21, 2008, Arreola faced fellow undefeated prospect Chazz Witherspoon (23-0) and defeated him via disqualifaction. He KO'd Thomas Hayes (record 27–0–0–0) in September 2007, in round 1. He was scheduled to fight undefeated Olympian Devin Vargas, brother of his amateur foe Dallas Vargas, but knocked out late sub Malcolm Tann when Vargas got injured in training, in May 2007 on ShoBox. In 2007, he KOd former amateur star Zakeem Graham (11–0). In 2006, he stopped Sedreck Fields, Cuban Damian Norris (who later defeated the unbeaten Roderick Willis) and in a match of unbeaten Californian prospects Damian Wills (coming in at 22–0–0–0). After trailing for six rounds he turned the fight around and won by KO. In 2005, he fought Domonic Jenkins who despite his record of only 6–3 held a win over Malcolm Tann (and later KOd amateur stars Victor Bisbal and Carlos Barnett).
But then I starting knocking guys out and I gradually started thinking, 'Hey, maybe I can make some money doing this'."
#ANDY RUIZ ARREOLA PRO#
I wasn't sure about turning pro and once I did, I just took it one fight at a time. Looking back he says: "I really didn't know if boxing was going to be my career. In 2003, Goossen-Tutor promoted him and turned him pro at heavyweight with little fanfare. Īfter another hiatus from boxing, this time for two years, he tried to come back for the 2003 Golden Gloves but arrived shortly after the check-in deadline prompting him to turn pro. To win, Chris beat Dallas Vargas, who had about 300 amateur fights at the time. In 2001 at 20 he got back into boxing and after only three months of training managed to win the National Golden Gloves at the Light Heavyweight division. At 16, he had "about 200 amateur bouts" before losing interest and quitting. His father was a boxer and started him boxing at the age of eight with trainer Hector Rodríguez. I used to go and watch him train." Amateur career Īrreola grew up in East Los Angeles. Arreola said of it "I had a chance to go to his house in Culiacán because my father was from near there and my aunt lived in Culiacan. As a child he met boxer Julio César Chávez a couple of times. Early life Īrreola was born in Los Angeles, California to Mexican parents. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's No.8 heavyweight at the conclusion of 2007 and as No.7 heavyweight from 2008 to 2010.
#ANDY RUIZ ARREOLA PROFESSIONAL#
Cristobal Arreola (born March 5, 1981) is an American professional boxer who has challenged three times for the WBC heavyweight title.
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