For his previous eight fights prior to last Saturday's against Nagy Aguilera on the Ward-Abraham undercard, Arreola weighed 258 1/2, 254, 255, 251, 263, 250 1/2, 256 and 249 1/2 pounds, respectively.

Sometime around 2006 or 2007, Chris Arreola recalls, he shared the ring with Andy Ruiz for the first time. Arreola was a heavyweight prospect on the rise, knocking out opponents on California club ...

9-27 UPDATE: In the words of LAT columnist Bill Dwyre, "The tree was just too tall for Chris Arreola to chop down." Arreola lost in ten rounds, saying, "He found a way to win; I found a way to lose." ...