"My time will come! First God," wrote Andy Ruiz on social media, showing his desire to face the current World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion.īoth want it and it will only be a matter of them fulfilling their previous commitments before doing so. The flags of the United Kingdom and Mexico also appear. He appears face to face with Fury, as if they were ready to start the fight, something they both want and that will surely happen next year. Janibek Alimkhanuly vs.A few days ago, Tyson Fury's team mentioned Andy Ruiz as one of his possible opponents to face him in 2022, and now it is the Mexican fighter who has launched a direct challenge to the Gypsy King for a possible clash between the two heavyweights.Īndy Ruiz, former heavyweight champion, published on Saturday an image on his social networks. One thing is certain is that Ruiz will give and be in an action-packed fight and leave it all in the ring.
With a win Sunday night against Ortiz, that will likely put Ruiz in contention for another world title shot down the line or a major fight. A win here, Ruiz will continue his run for a potential title shot as he understands the importance this fight represents.
With Fury’s semi-retirement, the WBC title is in limbo, as Usyk currently holds the WBO, WBA, and IBF titles. From Ruiz’s knockout over Joshua, to Tyson Fury’s knockout wins over Deontay Wilder, and most recently Oleksandr Usyk’s wins over Anthony Joshua. What a wild ride it has been for the heavyweight division the last three years. Ortiz’s only two defeats came at the hands of Deontay Wilder for the heavyweight title. Ortiz scored a knockout over former world champion Charles Martin early this year in a wild fight which saw Ortiz hit the canvas two times, before dropping Martin a pair of times in scoring the sixth-round knockout. Ruiz talked about the preparation under his new coach and how he has benefited in preparation for King Kong.įor his opponent, the Cuban heavyweight. The journey continues as Ruiz held camp with his new trainer Rafael Osuna. It has been over three years since Ruiz shocked the world by knocking out Joshua and winning the heavyweight titles at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Prior to the Arreola fight, Ruiz had his period of inactivity dropping the unanimous decision to Anthony Joshua. Not exactly the best of performances that night as he has been out of the ring for nearly a year. Ruiz is coming off a unanimous decision over Chris Arreola last year in May in a fight that saw Ruiz get up from the canvas and pull of the decision. Cuba in the heavyweight division, Ruiz expects to bring it as this is the first time the respective nations will be going head-to-head in the heavyweight division in a fight of this magnitude. Ruiz squares off against Ortiz this Sunday night at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles headlining the FOX Sports Pay Per View. (34-2, 22 KO’s) of Imperial Valley, California returns to the ring in over year, this weekend as he takes on Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO’s) of Cuba. Former heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
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