Argentina’s Diego Alberto Ruiz (24-6-1, 12 KOs) snapped his two-defeat streak and caused an upset when he faced former European champion Gamal Yafai (19-3, 11 KOs) from Birmingham, West Midlands at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham in Nottingham, England on Saturday, February 18. The bout was featured on the card topped by Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara for WBA featherweight world title live on DAZN.
After ten rounds at super bantamweight, the scores were 97-91, 97-90 and 98-89, all in favor of San Miguel, Tucuman native. On the way to a unanimous decision Ruiz dropped Yafai in the second, third and tenth rounds.
Yafai TOUCHES DOWN in round 3? ?#WoodLara pic.twitter.com/H1hFuIUwUR
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 18, 2023
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, February 19.
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