Deontay Wilder vs. Andy Ruiz Jr was ordered today by the WBC at their convention for a final eliminator to determine the next mandatory challenger to champion Tyson Fury.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman let the cat out of the bag today, saying that #1 Deontay Wilder and #2 Andy Ruiz Jr will be ordered to fight in a title eliminator at the WBC’s upcoming convention a week from now in Mexico.
Deontay Wilder and his team are looking at what may come next after the former WBC heavyweight champion gets through his October 15 comeback fight with Robert Helenius.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says the October 15th fight between Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius is a semi-final eliminator, and the winner will face Andy Ruiz Jr for the final eliminator to determine the mandatory for champion Tyson Fury.
Chris Arreola is making his pick early for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to defeat Andy Ruiz Jr if the two meet up later this year.
Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2, 22 KOs) labored to an impressive 12 round unanimous decision win against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (33-3, 28 KOs) in a WBC heavyweight title eliminator on Sunday night at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
A slim-looking Andy Ruiz Jr weighed in at 268.75 lbs, and his opponent Luis Ortiz came in at 245.25 lbs on Saturday ahead of their headliner on Saturday night at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
Andy Ruiz Jr says he’d like to return to his former trainer Eddy Reynoso if he defeats Luis Ortiz and faces unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for his belts.
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. cannot afford to lose his fight this Sunday night against Luis Ortiz in their headliner match-up on FOX Sports pay-per-view.
Andy Ruiz Jr says he’s not worried about Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz’s tricky southpaw stance ahead of their important WBC heavyweight title eliminator this Sunday, September 4th on FOX Sports PPV at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.