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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.
Tyson Fury strongly believes that his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, made a mental decision to "quit" during his June 1 clash with Andy Ruiz. Ruiz, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, dropped Joshua four times for a TKO victory in the seventh round. With the win, Ruiz captured Joshua's WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF world heavyweight titles - before a stunned crowd 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.
Tyson Fury believes his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, has too many "yes men" on his team - and he needs to distance himself from those types of people if he intends to rebuild his career.
ESPN analyst Max Kellerman broke down some of his thoughts regarding Andy Ruiz's big shocker from June 1, when the once-beaten heavyweight stopped Anthony Joshua in the seventh round to capture the WBA, IBO, WBO, IBF heavyweight titles.
Manny Robles, the head trainer for WBO, IBO, IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz, was overcome with emotion when his fighter shocked the entire world by stopping Anthony Joshua on June 1.