On November 18, 2006, Ruslan Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) and John Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Ruslan Chagaev is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Michael Sprott, 4 months and 3 days ago. John Ruiz is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Nikolai Valuev, 11 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 67.2-32.8 in favor of John Ruiz, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Ruslan Chagaev is going to put on an exceptional fight, Ruiz better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Ruslan Chagaev defeated John Ruiz via split decision in the 12-round fight. Chagaev improves his record to 22-0-1, while Ruiz adds a loss to his record at 41-7-1.