Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
Ben Davison, the head trainer of heavyweight Tyson Fury, saw several errors in Anthony Joshua's shocking defeat to Andy Ruiz. Ruiz pulled off a huge upset when he stopped Joshua in seven rounds on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to capture the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who is the co-promoter of Tyson Fury, expects Andy Ruiz to once again come out on top when he takes part in a rematch with Anthony Joshua. Back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz shocked the world when he stopped Joshua in the seventh round to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles.
Tyson Fury is backing Andy Ruiz to once again come out on top, when he faces Anthony Joshua in a fall rematch. Back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz shocked the world when he dropped Joshua four times for a seventh round TKO to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO world titles.
Two weeks ago, Andy Ruiz was a boxer among the many Mexicans who stand out in the world. But after his knockout against Anthony Joshua to become the first heavyweight champion in Mexican history and capturing the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO belts, he has been received in his country as a national hero.
Andy "Destroyer" Ruiz, the current world heavyweight champion of the World Boxing Organization, the International Boxing Federation, the International Boxing Organization and the World Boxing Association, received a great reception from the media and fans on Tuesday afternoon at the TV Azteca facilities south of Mexico City.
Heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. became the king of Mexico on Tuesday. The boxer was embraced by a mob of fans and media at a press conference that was staged by local officials and promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions. Ruiz was also honored by the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez.
Andy Ruiz was asked by the DAZN broadcast team prior to his June 1 heavyweight title fight versus Anthony Joshua if he would visit the White House had he won the fight. “I’ll be visiting the Mexican White House… if there is one,” Ruiz responded. More than a week after his unforgettable upset win over Joshua, the newly crowned unified heavyweight titlist can confirm that such a place exists.
New York - Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport stayed in the U.S. after his fighter Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KO's) lost four belts and suffered a huge upset loss to Andy Ruiz (33-1, 22 KO's) on June 1 in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Upon his arrival to Mexico, Andres Ruiz, father of WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz, discussed the recent shocker that his son pulled off on June 1 - when he stopped Anthony Joshua in a massive upset at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Joe Joyce was as shocked as anyone, when he saw Andy Ruiz put away Anthony Joshua in seven rounds on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joshua went down four times, before the contest was waved off in the seventh round by the referee. Ruiz was a massive underdog and very few, if anyone, gave him a shot to win. Most observers predicted Joshua would win by knockout in the first six rounds.