IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is still beaming with excitement, over his shocking victory over Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ruiz dropped Joshua four times before the contest was waved off in the seventh round of action.
Ruiz spoke to Sky Sports prepares for a hometown parade in California to mark his historic achievement.
There is already a rematch being worked out, and likely taking place in the final few months of the year.
Despite everyone who viewed him as an out of shape fighter who didn't have a hope of beating Joshua - he blocked everything out and remained focused on his goal.
"I never gave up. I kept training, I kept training. People probably thought I wasn't going to do nothing, I was too big, too overweight," Ruiz said.
"But you know what - things happen for a reason. I got this fight, I worked my a** off and became heavyweight champion of the world, the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world, so I'm really happy."
The victory even drew support from Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, who is best known for playing beloved boxing character Rocky Balboa in numerous motion pictures.
"Him saying that I'm the 'Mexican Rocky' that's just a big blessing, you know I've been working really hard for this my whole life since I was six years old," Ruiz said.
"Someone big like that calling me 'The Mexican Rocky', like I said, it's a big blessing. It was a fight for the race (to be champion), a fight for Imperial, a fight for Mexico. This is for everyone who supported me since I was young and in my life. But firstly it is for God, as always."
