Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba main card live results update

On September 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba headlines a Matchroom Boxing fight card, live on DAZN.

We’ll bring you all the results from every fight on the Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba undercard, with the first fight expected to begin at approximately 00:45 GMT/19:45 ET.

All results from the Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba main fight card

Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba

After a series of entertaining fights, it was time for the heavyweight main event, with Andy Ruiz (35-3-1, 22 KOs) against Damian Knyba (18-1, 11 KOs).

It was difficult opening three rounds for Ruiz, who couldn’t breach the 86-inch reach of the Polish fighter. There was nothing spectacular from Knyba, but he stayed behind the jab and controlled the distance effectively, keeping Ruiz at bay.

Jab, jab, right hand was enough for the Pole during the opening four rounds, with Ruiz unable to land anything of note to drag Knyba into a firefight. Ruiz applied more pressure in the fifth round, but Knyba looked untroubled. The seventh round was a huge one for Knyba, who scored a big knockdown. 

Through seven, this was completely one-sided. Ruiz had his best moment in the eighth round, backing his opponent up with a big right hook. The “Destroyer” showed huge heart in the eighth round, finally having sustained success with his right hand to the head and body. Over the next two rounds, Knyba appeared to regain the distance in the fight.

The Polish fighter played it safe in the final round, staying behind his jab and firing 1-2 combinations to keep Ruiz occupied and unable to throw anything significant himself. It was great, but credit to Knyba for implementing the game plan effectively. The judges’ scorecards read 117-110, and 114-113 x2, all in favour of Knyba.

Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Austin Williams

Next up on the Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba main card was Vito Mielnicki Jr (24-1, 13 KOs) vs Austin Williams (20-3, 13 KOs) for the WBO global middleweight title.

Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Austin Williams had the look of a 50/50 fight, but Mielnicki dominated throughout, hurting his American opponent several times and scoring a knockdown. Many backed Williams to get the job done because of the level of opponent he’d faced, while Mielnicki had beaten mainly B-level opponents. 

Mielnicki took the step up in opponent in his stride, being first to the punch throughout. It was routine for “White Magic” until the eighth round, when Williams hurt Mielnicki Jr with a big left hand, drawing blood from his nose. Mielnicki picked his punches well and moved effectively until he was hurt in the eighth; then Williams found him with more regularity. Williams had more success in the back end of the fight, but Mielnicki landed several big shots in the final round to confirm his dominance. A career-best performance from the New Jersey fighter, who won by unanimous decision, with judges’ scorecards of 98-91 x3, all in favour of Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr.

Alan Chaves vs Eridson Garcia

Next up was big-punching lightweight Alan Chaves (22-1, 19 KOs) against Eridson Garcia (24-2, 14 KOs). It was a good opening round for Garcia, who enjoyed success, controlling the distance and punching from range.

Garcia continued to start well, landing a left-right combination which knocked Chaves down. Garcia was first to the punch for the remainder of the round, putting together some eye-catching combinations. What a start from the Dominican-born fighter.

The 11-inch reach advantage for Garcia appeared to be the differentiator in the first three rounds, helping him control the distance with relative ease, as he was almost landing on Chaves at will. A huge combination from Garcia at the end of round four had the Argentine fighter struggling to remain on his feet. Two heavy knockdowns came in the fifth round as Garcia dominated the heavy pre-fight favourite, Chaves. Somehow the Argentine made it to the end of the round and came out for the sixth, despite the chaos in his corner.

At the beginning of round six, Chaves didn’t appear to land a punch as Garcia slipped, but inexplicably the referee ruled it a knockdown. A big right hand in the eighth round buckled the legs of Chaves, who to this point had nothing in his arsenal to trouble his Dominican opponent. During the ninth round, Chaves walked into a big right hand from his opponent, who scored his fourth knockdown of the contest.

The Dominican southpaw continued to dominate during the final round of the fight, picking his punches and moving effectively to avoid any counters from Chaves. Garcia dominated from the start to the finish, with the judges’ scorecards reading 99-87, 99-88, and 98-88, all in favour of Garcia, the new IBF international and WBO Latino lightweight champion.

Zaquin Moses vs Angel Antonio Contreras

The first fight on the Andy Ruiz vs Damian Knyba main fight card saw Zaquin Moses (8-0, 4 KOs) face Angel Antonio Contreras (18-11-2, 12 KOs) in the super featherweight division.

Moses started brightly, using his jab to control the distance and work off it. A huge left hand from Moses landed low, and both clashed heads, with Contreras coming off the worse. Moses let his hands go in the second round, dictating the tempo, landing eye-catching flurries. Moses landed a peach of a left hand in the third round, backing the Mexican up.

The body work from the Newark fighter began to pay dividends as the rounds progressed, and at the end of round five, referee Harvey Dock had seen enough and waved the fight off, awarding Zaquin Moses the victory in front of his home town.

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