Andy Ruiz Jr. won a closer-than-expected unanimous decision over Luis Ortiz on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Andy Ruiz Jr. got it “right” in his heavyweight bout on Sunday against Luis Ortiz at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Ruiz’s powerful right hand helped him score three knockdowns and they were the difference in a unanimous decision victory. Fernando Villareal had it 113-112 for Ruiz, while both Zachary Young and Edward Hernandez Sr. had it… Source link
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Vasiliy Lomachenko, shown here in 2017, has been in his native Ukraine helping defend the country against Russia since its invasion in February. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday, escaping the war with Russia in his native Ukraine. On Wednesday, he landed a fight. Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti confirmed to Yahoo Sports that Lomachenko will return against Jamaine Ortiz on Oct. 22. Moretti said the location is… Source link
Read More »David Ortiz elected to Hall of Fame as Bonds, Clemens miss out
Longtime Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the lone former player to hear his name called during Tuesday’s BBWAA Hall of Fame election announcement, rewarding a career that saw a curse broken three times over. In his first year of eligibility, Ortiz received 307 out of 397 votes (77.9 percent), putting him over the required 75 percent threshold. Here’s video of him finding out he had been elected, with Hall of Fame teammate Pedro Martinez by his side: Ortiz’s Hall of Fame case was simple…. Source link
Read More »Why David Ortiz is beating Hall of Fame’s DH stigma
If anyone makes the Baseball Hall of Fame when results of the always contentious voting are announced Tuesday, it will be legendary Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. The gregarious postseason hero known as Big Papi is the only candidate trending toward potential induction in the ballots already made public, as tracked by Ryan Thibodaux and company. In his first year on the ballot, Ortiz stands out as a bellwether of several hot button Hall of Fame issues. One is murky steroid suspicion —… Source link
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