
Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →


Andy Ruiz Jr stunned the boxing world with his victory over Anthony Joshua and his success in the ring is set to land him a sweet bonus. The heavyweight has made no secret of his love for a Snickers chocolate bar - he has a picture of one as his cover photo on Twitter and also used the hashtag #snickerspower in the build-up to the heavyweight fight in New York.

NATHAN GORMAN has been given further inspiration to beat Daniel Dubois by new world heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz Jr. The Mexican looks out of shape, but that counted for nothing when he bludgeoned granite bodied Anthony Joshua to defeat in New York on Saturday night. Gorman who admits that like Ruiz Jr he isn’t body beautiful either, challenges Dubois (11-0, 10KOs) for the vacant British heavyweight crown at The O2, London on Saturday July 13.

NEW YORK – Andy Ruiz Jr. is confident he would’ve knocked out Anthony Joshua emphatically if referee Michael Griffin would’ve allowed their fight to continue in the seventh round Saturday night. Ruiz thus feels Griffin was wise to stop their scheduled 12-round fight when he did. Joshua replied, “Yes,” when Griffin asked if he wanted to continue after reaching his feet for the fourth time in their bout, but Griffin still stopped the action at 1:27 of the seventh round.

NEW YORK – Unlike most heavily favored champions that lose, Anthony Joshua didn’t offer any excuses for Andy Ruiz Jr. upsetting him Saturday night. The English icon respectfully credited Ruiz for beating him at a sold-out Madison Square Garden. The former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion didn’t blame referee Michael Griffin for stopping their fight in the seventh round and didn’t attribute his stunning technical-knockout defeat to anything that occurred during training camp or fight week.

No one really knows until the bell sounds. Perceived heavy favorites usually win the fights they are expected to. It doesn’t always happen, but it happens frequently enough we are always left with room for the pleasant surprise. Saturday night, Andy Ruiz came off the deck in round three, moved his hands at close quarters, and changed the arc of two careers.

HE called himself The Destroyer. They sniggered behind their hands at his rotund figure. “He had fast hands, but…” “He could fight a bit, but…” “Well, look at him. He’s not championship material.”

Frank Warren, the lead promoter for heavyweight Tyson Fury, was shocked at Saturday's massive upset. Warren watched Anthony Joshua make his United States debut and get blasted out under Andy Ruiz's heavy fists.

Before the fight took place, former two division champion David Haye gave Andy Ruiz absolutely no chance of victory in the anticipated contest with unified champion Anthony Joshua. On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz pulled off one of the biggest upset in boxing history when he dropped Joshua four times before the contest was waved off in the seventh round.

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