Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Chris Arreola: Fight card, start time, channel guide

Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the boxing ring against friendly acquaintance Chris Arreola in a FOX PPV event. Here’s how to watch. 

Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the boxing ring for the first time in 17 months since losing his majority share of the heavyweight title to Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision in the December 2019 rematch.

Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) shocked the world when he stopped Anthony Joshua in round 7 by TKO to win the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles in June of 2019. He pulled off the massive upset victory with limited time to train. Ruiz replaced Jarrell Miller, who tested positive for multiple banned substances.

In the first Joshua fight, Ruiz weighed 268 pounds. After winning the belts, Ruiz lost his discipline and didn’t apply himself while preparing for the rematch. He came in at 283 pounds for the rematch and was very out of shape.

Ruiz recently told TMZ about the bout of depression he overcame after losing to Joshua.

“I needed to make a change because I was tired of the way I was living,” Ruiz told TMZ.

Ruiz made several changes. He moved on from trainer Manny Robles to Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso. He also took his training seriously and made many lifestyle changes. Ruiz came in at 256 pounds for his Saturday, May 1 heavyweight contest against Chris Arreola at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Ruiz and Arreola know each other and have sparred in the past. Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) lost his last fight to Adam Kownacki in 2019 by decision, but he performed well despite losing. He also took his training for this fight seriously, coming in at a career-low 228.5 pounds.

Both men want to win badly. Here is the televised fight card and how to watch it.

FOX PBC Fight Night free undercard bouts on FOX

Several of the undercard contests will be televised on FOX for free beginning at 7 p.m ET. Here are the primary bouts that will be featured on FOX.

• Erislandy Lara vs. Thomas Lamanna—12 rounds, vacant World Boxing Association world middleweight title
• Eduardo Ramirez vs. Isaac Avelar— 12 rounds, World Boxing Association interim world featherweight

FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View

The pay-per-view portion of Ruiz vs. Arreola begins at 9 p.m. ET. You can purchase the fight for $49.99 through FOX PPV with most cable providers. If you don’t have cable, you can buy the fight through the FOX Sports website or the FOX Sports app and stream the fights through your computer, mobile devices, or other streaming devices. The fight can also be purchased through the FITE.TV app.

Here are the fights that will appear on the pay-per-view card.

• Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Chris Arreola – 12 rounds, WBA heavyweight title eliminator
• Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Abel Ramos – 12 rounds, WBA welterweight title eliminator
• Sebastian Fundora vs. Jorge Cota – 12 rounds, WBC super welterweight title eliminator
• Jesus Ramos Jr. vs. Javier Molina – 10 rounds, welterweights

You can also view more undercard bouts at 4:40 ET on the FOX Sports App and on PBC on FOX social media platforms.