Age: Born on September 11, 1989, Andy Ruiz Jr. ‘s age is 30 years old. Ruiz was next to make a ring return on February 3, 2018 on the undercard of Gilberto Ramirez vs. Habib Ahmed WBO super middleweight title fight at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. [citation needed] Ruiz also represented Mexico in two 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualification tournaments, losing to eventual Olympians Robert Alfonso of Cuba and Oscar Rivas of Colombia in the first and second qualifiers. [22], On July 27, 2013 Ruiz traveled to Macau with Top Rank to fight at the Cotai Arena against undefeated 30 year old American Joe Hanks (21-0, 14 KOs) in a scheduled ten round fight. [18] In April 2011, Ruiz defeated Angel Herrera via six-round unanimous decision. Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. Texas Station, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S. Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center, cancelled rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko, "Andres Ponce Ruiz, Born 09/11/1989 in California", "Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr: Rematch will take place 'in November or December, "Andy Ruiz Jr. - Next Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News", "10 Things You Didn't Know About Andy Ruiz Jr", "Andy Ruiz carries his Mexican heritage into the ring against Anthony Joshua", "Andy Ruiz Jr. tale of the tape: Career record, highlights, age, height", "American Olympic Qualifications - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago", "American Olympic Qualifications - Guatemala City, Guatemala", "Diego Magdaleno Decisions Perez, Retains NABF Belt", "Jessie Vargas Outpoints Vito Gasparyan Over 10 Rounds", "Andy Ruiz Jr, Brad Solomon, Roman Win at Home Depot", "Ruiz and Hanks Bring Heavyweight Muscle To Macau", "Zou Shiming, Estrada, Gradovich, Ruiz Win in Macau", "Pacquiao-Rios Undercard: Verdejo, Shiming, Ruiz Jr.
Andy Ruiz Jr Bio Andy Ruiz was bred to fight by his father at early age. In September 2019 it was announced that Ruiz would defend his titles against Joshua in a rematch. He is a former unified heavyweight champion, having defeated Anthony Joshua to win the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles in 2019, only to lose them in a rematch with Joshua six months later. He also said his experience dealing with Parker and his team has so far been a pleasure. I wanted to be with the family, I started investing my money. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. In his absence from the ring, he explained, "I just wanted to take a break. [17] Ruiz mostly fought journeymen opposition earlier in his career but did knock out two amateur stars in 2006 US amateur champion Jonte Willis and 2008 Golden Gloves champion Tor Hamer. [40] Two weeks later, it was reported that Ruiz had withdrawn because he did not want the fight. American boxer Devin Vargas (20-4, 8 KOs) was confirmed as his opponent in a scheduled eight round bout.
News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Ruiz floored Willis in round five from a short right hand before referee Wayne Hedgpeth stopped the bout in round eight, after a combination of unanswered punches.