Hugo Ruiz retained the WBA Interim Bantamweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Francisco Arce in a bout where the combatants traded four knockdowns in the town where both fighters reside in Los Mochis, Mexico
Arce got on the board first as he dropped Ruiz in round three from a combination. Ruiz scored a flash knockdown in round five when Arce’s glove hit the canvas. In round eight, Arce landed a flush left hook that sent Ruiz to the deck. Ruiz scored the most telling knockdown when a right hand knocked Arce through the ropes in round eleven.
Ruiz, 118 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 28-1. Arce, 118 lbs of Los Mochis was attempting to join his brother Jorge, who won the WBO Super Bantamweight title last week in Las Vegas as a champion but he falls to 31-7.
