Ruiz was the new heavyweight champion - but in a December rematch, Joshua would regain those titles via 12-round unanimous decision. Everyone has wanted to see this fight, and we’re going to give everyone a war on fight night. On June 1, 2019, Ruiz shocked the world, dropping unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua four times en route to a seventh-round TKO victory in front of a stunned crowd at Madison Square Garden. “I’m super motivated to be facing a great fighter like Luis Ortiz, so my fans can expect to see me at my best. “This is my chance to prove to everyone that I will be heavyweight champion of the world again. “I’m so excited to get back in the ring in front of all of my fans in Los Angeles on September 4th,” said Ruiz. Lightweight contender Isaac Cruz is an exciting fighter, and seeing him back in action almost makes it worth plunking down the dough to purchase the card on PPV.Ĭruz gave WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis his toughest career test last December. The undercard might be the best thing about the Ruiz-Ortiz PPV event on FOX Sports because the main event is nothing special. With Ruiz’s net worth estimated at $10 million, he’s pretty wealthy, and it must be difficult for him to continue with his labor of love. Now a rich man, Ruiz is fighting for the love of the sport rather than to support himself. Prior to this, the fight was scheduled for August 13 at. If Arreola were a few years younger, he would have finished off Ruiz. duel between Andy Ruiz and Luis Ortiz will be rescheduled for September 4, according to. What’s unclear is whether the weight loss has improved the 32-year-old Ruiz because he looked poor in his last fight against 40-year-old Chris Arreola the previous year in May.Īrreola dropped Ruiz in the second round and had him badly hurt. Still, he looks slim, not the obese 283-lb blob that lost to Anthony Joshua in December 2019 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The former unified heavyweight champion Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) isn’t revealing what his weight is. Still, they’re likely counting on people celebrating Labor Day weekend to purchase the fight. When you have a fighter that has been chunky their entire career like Ruiz, it’s better not to tinker with that and try to take off too much weight.īoxing fans on social media don’t understand the logic behind Ruiz’s promoters placing his fight against 43-year-old Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) on FOX Sports PPV. The massive amount of weight that Ruiz has taken off in the last two years hasn’t improved his game and might have diminished his punch resistance.
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