{"id":78195,"date":"2019-01-30T21:48:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T03:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78195"},"modified":"2019-01-30T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T03:59:39","slug":"abner-mares-out-with-an-injury-against-gervonta-davis-who-now-will-defend-against-hugo-ruiz-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78195","title":{"rendered":"Abner Mares Out with an Injury Against Gervonta Davis who Now will Defend against Hugo Ruiz &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78195\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78195\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78196 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_brianmazique_files_2017_10_Abner-Mares-workout-1200x675-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_brianmazique_files_2017_10_Abner-Mares-workout-1200x675-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_brianmazique_files_2017_10_Abner-Mares-workout-1200x675-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_brianmazique_files_2017_10_Abner-Mares-workout-1200x675-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_brianmazique_files_2017_10_Abner-Mares-workout-1200x675.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Three-division, four-time champion Abner Mares has been forced to pull out of the WBA Super Featherweight title match against two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis on Saturday, February 9 after suffering an injury while training.<\/p>\n<p>Davis will now defend against former world champion Hugo Ruiz in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, with coverage beginning at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCEszB5xyOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>Ruiz is an all-action brawler who previously picked up a world title at super bantamweight in 2015 and most recently defeated Alberto Guevara in January on the Pacquiao vs. Broner PPV event in a featherweight fight. Ruiz, who owns 18 first round knockouts, floored Guevara in the opening minute and cruised to a near-shutout decision victory.<\/p>\n<p>He had originally been slotted for an interim title shot against Jhack Tepora in January before Tepora missed weight, but will now have his chance to fight for a belt against one of the most-feared punchers at 130-pounds on February 9. The 30-year-old from Sinaloa, Mexico stands at five feet, nine inches tall, nearly four inches taller than Davis, and has won three straight fights leading up to this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trained for three months to fight a southpaw when I fought in January,\u201d said Ruiz. \u201cWhen the opponent changed, it was hard to adjust in 24 hours. After the fight I immediately went back to the gym, because you never know what\u2019s going to happen in boxing. I\u2019m 100 percent ready to knockout Gervonta Davis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHugo Ruiz has another opportunity to fight for a world title because he\u2019s demonstrated that he\u2019s devoted to boxing and his career,\u201d said Sampson Lewkowicz, Ruiz\u2019s Promoter. \u201cHe went right back to the gym after his last fight. He\u2019s ready for another great opportunity to be a world champion and he\u2019s going to take advantage of that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mares injured his right elbow during sparring at the Robert Garcia Boxing Gym in Riverside, Calif. Mares said he had experienced soreness in his elbow following the past two fights, but nothing that had ever given him nor his team concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to sugarcoat this. I\u2019m disappointed and devastated that I\u2019ve injured my right elbow in sparring,\u2019\u2019 Mares said. \u201cThis is something that I haven\u2019t had happen to me during my career and the feeling is just horrible. I will be going to see my doctor about this and am prepared to follow whatever recommendations and rehab that gets me back into the ring. I\u2019m healthy, not afraid of doing the work and I will be back. This is a temporary setback. Don\u2019t count me out.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoxing is a sport of brains, passion and physical punishment,\u201d said Mares\u2019 trainer Robert Garcia. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in the ring sparring with talented, top-class sparring partners, the chances of injuries are very high. That was the situation in this case. He was sparring top young fighters and he injured his elbow. He cannot fight like that, especially in a fight against Davis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mares, who has engaged in numerous memorable fights throughout his storied career, was seeking to move up in weight and looking to capture his fifth world title in a fourth weight class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Three-division, four-time champion Abner Mares has been forced to pull out of the WBA Super Featherweight title match against two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis on Saturday, February 9 after suffering an injury while training. Davis will now defend against former world champion Hugo Ruiz in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[19604],"class_list":["post-78195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-abner-mares-out-with-an-injury-against-gervonta-davis-who-now-will-defend-against-hugo-ruiz-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78195"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}