Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman explains that his organization is not planning, for the moment, to set down a new mandatory challenger for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Malik Scott, the head trainer for former WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder, revealed that former unified beltholder Andy Ruiz is as a potential interim-opponent - before his fighter steps in the ring for a showdown with British star Anthony Joshua.
Tyson Fury has become a ‘victim’ in the pursuit of his next fight, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. Fury has not boxed since December, when he stopped Dereck Chisora in the 10th round of their clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman expects a mandatory challenger to get ordered in near future for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Fury has been out of the ring since December, when he dominated and stopped Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has returned to social media to verbally blast his division rivals. Fury made a voluntary defense of his world title back in December, with a one-sided stoppage win in his trilogy fight with Derek Chisora.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has stated that he's not very “optimistic” of a fight with any of the names being floated in the media. Fury was in talks for an undisputed showdown with WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, for an April date at Wembley Stadium.
Andy Ruiz was disappointed in the performance that Ryan Garcia put up against Gervonta Davis. The former heavyweight champion from Imperial, California, said in a recent interview that he thinks Garcia—his fellow American of Mexican descent and native of The Golden State—committed the greatest sin for a prizefighter: giving up.
Former world champions Tony Bellew and Andy Ruiz felt Ryan Garcia could have continued in Saturday's loss to Gervonta Davis.
The other heavyweight who has beaten Anthony Joshua has emerged as a potential opponent for Tyson Fury. Now that negotiations have ceased between teams for Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, Bob Arum, whose company co-promotes Fury, has informed BoxingScene.com that former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is a possible foe for Fury’s return to the ring. England’s Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) is expected to defend his WBC belt sometime this summer, probably in London.
Andy Ruiz is the latest fighter under the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) banner to declare promotional free agent status. However, he is not free and clear of PBC despite multiple reports to the contrary.