Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
Andy Ruiz's return, the next step for Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz and a change in venue will all be part of the mix on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles when Terence Crawford takes on Israil Madrimov, BoxingScene learned Monday.
Ex-Trainer Robles Calls For Andy Ruiz To Enter Saudi Arabian Heavyweight Mix
Even though he hasn’t been active in recent years, Luis Ortiz (34-3) has stayed busy in the gym as he patiently waited for a call for his next assignment.
Andy Ruiz was apparently thrilled to see Deontay Wilder suffer a colossal upset last Saturday night. Ruiz, the former heavyweight titlist from Imperial, Calif., was ringside for the highly publicized fight card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that featured a slew of top heavyweights, including Anthony Joshua in the main event against Otto Wallin, and Wilder against Joseph Parker.
For the last few years, some have called Anthony Joshua a shell of his former self, a lost soul, someone who simply didn’t have it anymore. One performance, however, just changed everything.
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is planning to return to the ring in 2024. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Ruiz was ringside for the big 'Day of Reckoning' event. Several top heavyweights were on the card, including Frank Sanchez, Filip Hrgovic, Agit Kabayel, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker, Otto Wallin, Daniel Dubois, Jarrell Miller, and Anthony Joshua.
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are finally in a position where they can next face each other in a long-awaited heavyweight super fight. The WBC surprisingly didn’t push for such a matchup, despite both being the two highest ranked contenders in their current heavyweight ratings.
LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr. will finish 2023 without a fight, but the former unified heavyweight champion has a big appetite for a bounceback 2024 campaign.
Deontay Wilder pontificated his desire to face Andy Ruiz Jr. an incredibly long time ago. Malik Scott, his head trainer, followed suit. A fight against two recent former heavyweight champs with a ton of fanfare and explosive power? It was a match made
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz believes promoter Eddie Hearn will derail the possibility of a trilogy fight with Anthony Joshua. Back in June of 2019, Ruiz pulled off a tremendous upset when he stopped Joshua to capture the unified crown. But, six months later Joshua recovered his belts when he outboxed Ruiz over twelve rounds to secure a dominant decision win.