Fans have no doubt heard by now how former heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz – who last night scored a close but unanimous decision win over Luis Ortiz – very much wants to fight fellow former heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder next.
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. scored three knockdowns on his way to a unanimous decision victory over top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in their WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator that headlined a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Sunday night from Crypto.com
On a Sunday night of a holiday weekend here in the states Andy Ruiz takes on Luis Ortiz at the venue formally known as Staples Center in Los Angeles on FOX PPV and FITE-TV.
Andy Ruiz messed up royally going into his rematch with Anthony Joshua and he knows it. The former heavyweight champ shocked Joshua in the first fight, but he then partied hard, way harder than he trained, and he blew the rematch.
Former heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz is still kicking himself over the way he “messed up” and came into his rematch with Anthony Joshua when out of shape and overweight – so much so that “The Destroyer” is still hoping to land the trilogy fight with the man he sensationally TKO’d back in June of 2019.
Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) expects his WBC heavyweight title eliminator bout against Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr (34-2, 22 KOs) to be a war when they meet on September 4th on FOX Sports PPV.
Andy Ruiz Sr has announced to ESPN Mexico how his son, Andy Ruiz Jr, will fight Luis Ortiz on Sept 4 at The Crypto.com
Ruiz Will Face Tyrone Spong In Mexico In July
Former heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz has not fought for almost a year, and we all believed that when the first heavyweight ruler of Mexican descent would return, it would be against a big name.
Eddie Hearn, who wanted to make a fight between Dereck Chisora and Andy Ruiz, has told Talk Sport he expects former world heavyweight champ Ruiz to instead face Luis Ortiz next.
Former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker will not be taking on Filip Hrgovic in an IBF final eliminator. Instead, as the former WBO heavyweight champion’s manager David Higgins explained when speaking with Sky Sports, the plan is for Parker to fight a rematch with Andy Ruiz in the U.S,