Add our schedule to your calendar and receive a reminder before each PBC fight. Ruiz Jr. So, without further ado, here is a wish-list of five PBC fights we hope to see in the new year.

Fighter data provided by BoxRec Ltd. View disclaimer. Top-rated heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz Jr. But his father, Andy Sr. The elder Ruiz pushed his son into boxing, forcing him to give up baseball to study the sweet science daily.

Andy Sr. Ruiz would go on to make it to the qualification stage for Olympics as part of the Mexican squad, although he ultimately fell short of making it the games.

Rather than continue his amateur career, Ruiz turned pro at His first pro bout occurred in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 28, After two more bouts in Mexico both wins , Ruiz made his U.

Ruiz would continue to fight in the US until July 27, That was when the boxer took his first major step up in competition, against Joe Hanks at the Venetian Resort in Macao.

It was no contest. Ruiz dominated, stopping Hanks in four rounds. The result was similar as well. After a slow start, Ruiz turned it on the third, punishing Hamer to the head and body.

Anthony Joshua right would love to fight rival Andy Ruiz Jr left for a third time. Joshua has admitted that he had to 'toughen up mentally' to get back to his best for the fight in Saudi Arabia last year to show the world that he was no 'quitter' and was in fact the better boxer.

Joshua suffered a humiliating first defeat of his career by the Mexican in New York last year. It was the first defeat of Joshua's professional career, which saw him lose all four titles to Ruiz.

Because I've become tougher, more relentless over the last year. And that fight - going back on Saturday with Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce - showed me how relentless and how tough you have to be in this business.

The year-old knows victory against Pulev will keep him on track for an undisputed heavyweight title clash with WBC champion Tyson Fury in - with the pair having already agreed the finances on a two-fight deal.

With his career on the line, AJ beat Ruiz on a unanimous point decisions to win his titles back. It'll be good to get [him to] stop [the] PR stunts and get a fight underway.

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Argos AO. Share this article Share. Share or comment on this article: Anthony Joshua would 'love to go back and fight Andy Ruiz Jr again' so he could knock out his rival e-mail 4.

I already have 30 fights. I wanted to be with the family, I started investing my money. I started building houses. But every boxers needs that little break and now I've got to come back harder.

He landed a big right hand to the head of Vargas, dropping him. Referee Thomas Taylor called off the fight. The official time of the stoppage was at of round one.

Ruiz showed good power and speed during the short fight. For the bout, Ruiz trained with Manny Robles.

The main goal for this bout was for Ruiz to get in some much needed rounds, having only completed less than a round in over a year.

Johnson, who had previously only been stopped twice in his nine losses, was known for his toughness, having taken the likes of Kubrat Pulev , Derek Chisora , Tyson Fury and Vitali Klitschko , the twelve round distance.

Johnson did not do much apart from throw a strong jab from time to time. It was Ruiz who was busy and remained in control for majority of the bout. Ruiz admitted it was good to go the distance and called out some of the better heavyweights, namely Jarrell Miller.

It was said that Ruiz had bought out the remainder of his Top Rank promotional contract. The bout nearly came to an end in round four when Ruiz nearly knocked Dimitrenko down, however Dimitrenko managed to make it to the end of the round.

Ruiz landed 68 punches overall, compared to Dimitrenko, who landed 21 punches. On April 22, Ruiz confirmed his team had a meeting scheduled with promoter Eddie Hearn , officially putting himself in the running.

On May 1, with one month to go before fight night, Joshua vs. At the time of stoppage, Ruiz was leading the fight 57—56 on two scorecards and Joshua was leading 57—56 on the other.

It is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in the history of boxing. In September it was announced that Ruiz would defend his titles against Joshua in a rematch.

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