Chris Arreola Career Accomplishments: Did He Win Any Titles in Boxing?

Chris Arreola, who will enter the ring later tonight, will look to shock the world. The veteran heavyweight will look to upset Andy Ruiz Jr. in their main event clash. While Ruiz Jr. goes into the bout as the firm favorite, ‘The Nightmare’ Arreola is the more experienced fighter.

The 18-year-veteran, Arreola, has a respectable 38-6-1 professional record. Over the course of 45 professional in-ring walks, he has seen it all. However, what has he accomplished during his 18 years in the sport?

Arreola never won a world title in the professional game; however, he challenged for the title on three separate occasions. His first title shot was against Vitali Klitschko on the back of 27 unbeaten fights. He also faced Bermane Stiverne, and former WBC champion, Deontay Wilder.

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Despite not winning a world title, Arreola won several regional heavyweight titles on his way to challenge the champions. He picked up the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title and defended it several times. He also added the NABF heavyweight title and WBC FECOMBOX heavyweight title to his name.

Can Chris Arreola challenge for a world title again?

These achievements show that Arreola has had an impressive career in the sport. However, he claimed he is still chasing the elusive world title. So can the Mexican-American fighter challenge for the title again?

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A victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. tonight would increase his chances of facing one of the champions. However, at 40, it is difficult to see Arreola sticking around till any of the heavyweight champions can fight him.

Moreover, he is not the superstar name that could warrant a title fight regardless of the rankings and obligations. Therefore, it is unlikely that ‘The Nightmare’ will get another shot at any of the titles regardless of his performance in tonight’s main event.

However, his opponent Andy Ruiz Jr. won his world titles in unpredictable circumstances. Thus, one can never rule out anything in the sport of boxing.

What do you make of Chris Arreola’s career achievements? Do you think he can earn himself another shot at the title?