Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz has promised to recover the world championships that Anthony Joshua took from him in his first defense. After a few days of reflection, Ruiz has also vowed that he will test his haters, those who believe that he won't shine again in the professional ranks.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman believes a lot of opportunists rained down on Andy Ruiz, who the Mexican heavyweight shocked the world in June by stopping Anthony Joshua for the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO world titles. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Joshua got revenge when he outboxed Ruiz over twelve rounds to reclaim his world titles.
NEW YORK – Anthony Joshua did what was necessary to win back his heavyweight titles. That’s about the only positive thing Hall-of-Fame promoter Bob Arum could find to say about Joshua’s victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. in their immediate rematch Saturday night in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. A safer, slimmer Joshua jabbed, moved and out-boxed Ruiz on his way to convincingly avenging his seventh-round, technical-knockout defeat in their first fight six months earlier at Madison Square Garden.
Now that Anthony Joshua has regained his heavyweight titles, his trainer intends to keep him around the weight at which he defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. By weighing in at 237½ pounds for their immediate rematch, the 6-feet-6 Joshua was better able to execute a game plan predicated on him jabbing and moving against a dangerous opponent who upset him by technical knockout in their first fight. The British superstar stayed behind his jab for much of their 12-round fight and mostly moved out of Ruiz’s punching range en route to winning a unanimous decision Saturday night at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
THREE PIECES OF the world heavyweight championship pie returning to British ownership was the good news from the weekend, the not so good was the champion looking in no fit state to defend. Fair play to Anthony Joshua. He got his game plan and tactics just right while confronting any lingering demons from his June demise in New York. He did what we tell boxers to do on a daily basis – hit and don’t get hit – so no boxing people can have any complaints over that.
NEW YORK – Once Bob Arum learned Andy Ruiz Jr. weighed in at 283½ pounds, his former promoter determined there was no reason to even watch Ruiz’s rematch against Anthony Joshua. Arum decided then that Joshua would definitively defeat an out-of-shape Ruiz in their 12-round fight Saturday night in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The 6-feet-6 Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), who came in 10-plus pounds lighter than he did for their first fight, out-boxed a poorly prepared Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) and won a unanimous decision to take back his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles at Diriyah Arena.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was shocked with the physical appearance and performance by Andy Ruiz from last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz lost his WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight titles when he was easily outboxed over twelve rounds by Anthony Joshua. Ruiz was a huge underdog in the first bout back June, when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage.
IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not paying attention to the recent critical comments from Deontay Wilder, who holds the WBC's world title. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Joshua reclaimed his world titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andy Ruiz. Ruiz shocked the sport in June, when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage in New York City.
After acknowledging that Anthony Joshua entered the ring and did what he needed to do in order to come away with his hand raised, heavyweight Andy Ruiz confessed that a lack of focus, discipline and training cost him the fight against the British superstar. This past Saturday night at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia, Joshua ouboxed Ruiz over twelve rounds to recapture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles.
Former world champion Barry McGuigan is beyond impressed by the recent performance from IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. This past Saturday night, Joshua outboxed Andy Ruiz in their anticipated rematch. Joshua used his boxing ability and movement around the ring, to reclaim his four world title before a packed crowd in Saudi Arabia.