Referee Kenny Bayless waves off the fight after McCall stopped defending himself. Ruiz showed good power and speed during the short fight. They will believe that in December they will win. But before Fury vacated, Duco Events promoter Dean Lonergan announced in early October he had been negotiating an alternative WBO title fight against Ruiz, suggesting he had a chance of reaching a deal with Bob Arum. Ruiz admitted it was good to go the distance and called out some of the better heavyweights, namely Jarrell Miller. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [26][27], On December 20, 2014 Ruiz fought former WBO heavyweight champion, 38 year old Siarhei Liakhovich (26-6, 16 KOs) at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona.
[11] His 105 wins include two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals[13] and a title at the Ringside World Championships. [29][30] In June 2015, Ruiz began training with well-known trainer Abel Sanchez, whose most notable boxer was Gennady Golovkin. In this picture standing next to 5'11" OBJ, Ruiz looks the same height or shorter. [48], On December 19, 2017 Angel "Memo" Heredia, a well known strength and conditioning trainer, confirmed that he would be working alongside Ruiz. He is a former unified heavyweight champion, having defeated Anthony Joshua to win the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles in 2019, only to lose them in a rematch with Joshua six months later. American boxer Devin Vargas (20-4, 8 KOs) was confirmed as his opponent in a scheduled eight round bout. Who is Andy Ruiz Jr.? ", "Photos: Andy Ruiz vs. Kevin Johnson - Prepared For Battle", "Kavaliauskas wins but might not get title chance", "Andy Ruiz Inks Agreement With Al Haymon, Heads To PBC", "Danny Garcia vs. Adrian Granados Tops Tripleheader, April 20", "Ruiz-Dimitrenko bout joins Garcia-Granados card", "PBC on FOX Weights: Danny Garcia 146.8, Adrian Granados 146", "Purses: Danny Garcia $1M, Adrian Granados $400K", "Andy Ruiz Breaks Down, Stops Alexander Dimitrenko", "Danny Garcia vs. Adrian Granados Fight Results | Round By Round Boxing", "Andy Ruiz To Adam Kownacki: I Want To Fight, Let's Do This! View our online Press Pack. The Mexican-American boxer, 30, tipped the scales at a staggering 20st 3l… Family: His parents are originally from Mexico.
Andrés Ponce "Andy" Ruiz Jr. (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent. ", A fellow user posted: "AJ appears to have lost some muscle mass which is great, he was better when not as big. Here's everything you need to know about the man who is looking to dethrone unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday, May 4, live and exclusively on DAZN. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Ruiz started off well being the aggressor but slowed down during mid rounds, only to take control again during the championship rounds. [25] Over the three rounds, Ruiz landed 74 of 213 punches landed (35%) and Hamer landed 49 of his 131 thrown (37%) before he quit on his stool.
Andrés Ponce "Andy" Ruiz Jr. (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent. Ruiz fought again after three months at the same venue, this time knocking Ross Brantley down three times in round one, winning the bout via technical knockout (TKO). Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, U.S. This was the last time Liakhovich fought. Andy Ruiz Jr., Julian Williams and Jean Pascal all overcame heavy odds to win world titles in 2019. [56][57] For the fight, Ruiz weighed 262 pounds and Dimitrenko came it at 259 pounds. Ruiz became the first male boxer of Mexican heritage to become a world heavyweight champion. [31], After a 9-month gap, Ruiz returned to the ring on September 2015 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California defeating Joell Godfrey via unanimous decision over eight rounds, all three judges scored it 80–72. For me, I’m an American and I’m a Mexican. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. We will be prepared for whatever he bring. In doing so, Ruiz became the first boxer of Mexican heritage to become a world heavyweight champion, and second Hispanic world Heavyweight … Like he just wanted to pose for Instagram before.
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[53] Ruiz dominated Johnson over ten rounds, winning via unanimous decision with scores of 99–91, 97–93, and 97–93. Ruiz floored Willis in round five from a short right hand before referee Wayne Hedgpeth stopped the bout in round eight, after a combination of unanswered punches. [44] Arum told ESPN.com that he was in talks with the WBO about making it for the vacant title. Speaking to ESPN Deportes, Ruiz said: "I have a lot of respect for Anthony, outside the ring he is a very good man. [52], His next fight was scheduled to take place on July 7, 2018 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California against veteran journeyman Kevin Johnson (32-9-1, 16 KOs). The winner would be the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title. This was Ruiz's fourth successful defence of his WBC-NABF heavyweight title as Austin was down in round one, he injured his right hand and failed to come out of his corner for round five. Sep 3, 2019 / Andy Ruiz Jr, Jean Pascal, Julian Williams Shining Under the Bright Lights of Pressure.
[51] Ruiz received a $500,000 purse. This was the second time Hamer had retired on his stool following his previous loss to Vyacheslav Glazkov in December 2012. [72] Ruiz considers himself both American and Mexican and identifies with both nationalities: "America’s one of the greatest countries in the world. [18] In April 2011, Ruiz defeated Angel Herrera via six-round unanimous decision.
The bout nearly came to an end in round four when Ruiz nearly knocked Dimitrenko down, however Dimitrenko managed to make it to the end of the round. [24] On November 24, Ruiz fought again the Cotai Arena, this time on the Pacquiao-Rios undercard, successfully defending his WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title and claiming the vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title defeating Tor Hamer (21-2, 14 KOs). He landed a big right hand to the head of Vargas, dropping him. His father, Andres Ruiz had always put in Andy’s mind that he belongs to both country-US and Mexico. [36] Ruiz won the fight via third-round TKO. [42], Discussions and negotiations began after Fury was expected to be stripped of his WBO belt over inactivity and testing positive for cocaine. "People will always talk like this, but I have faith that we're going to win and shut up more mouths.".
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Andy Ruiz Jr's Height 6ft 0 (182.9 cm) Mexican-American professional boxer, who is a World Heavyweight Champion. But Ruiz Jr delivered one of boxing's biggest ever shocks to floor Joshua three times on the way to a seventh-round KO triumph. [63], Prior to the Dimitrenko fight, Ruiz put his name forward to replace Jarrell Miller and challenge Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles on June 1, 2019, after Miller was denied a license by the New York Athletic Commission because he failed three different tests for PEDs. And it hurts me the way a lot of people talk about Mexicans when I know we’re all about hard work and dedication.
One said: "Joshua looks a lot better now he's shedded the weight. [41], Ruiz was ordered to fight Joseph Parker in New Zealand for the WBO heavyweight title with the fight set to take place on December 10, 2016. [2] Ruiz has explained that his nickname, 'Destroyer', was acquired before he started boxing, because as a child, "I was always destroying stuff. But every boxers needs that little break and now I've got to come back harder." The 2014/15 lean, mean, hook-wielding, uppercut-throwing machine is back by the looks of things. In September 2019 it was announced that Ruiz would defend his titles against Joshua in a rematch. [39], It was announced after the Lawrence fight that Ruiz would fight Hughie Fury in the UK on October 29 at the Manchester Arena, on the undercard of the cancelled rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko.
The win also set up a future WBO eliminator with bout with Hughie Fury. [14][15] Ruiz's parents were born in Mexico, making Ruiz eligible to represent Mexico.[a][2].
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