![]() ![]() Ruiz had Freddie Roach in his corner and at the Wild Card Gym and sparred with former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski. Defeated German Sandi (Costa Rica) RSC–1.Defeated Gerardo Bisbal (Puerto Rico) 24–7.Lost to Mike Colin Wilson (United States) 16–9Īmerican Olympic Qualifications results.Defeated Juan Isidro Hiracheta (Mexico) AB–2.Defeated Jose Luis Castro (Mexico) RSC–3.Lost to Michael Hunter (United States) RSCO–3.Ruiz's parents were born in Mexico, making Ruiz eligible to represent Mexico. ![]() Ruiz also represented Mexico in two 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualification tournaments, losing to eventual Olympians Robert Alfonso of Cuba and Óscar Rivas of Colombia in the first and second qualifiers. His 105 wins include two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals and a title at the Ringside World Championships. Ruiz has explained that his nickname, 'Destroyer', was acquired before he started boxing, because as a child, "I was always destroying stuff." Amateur career ĭuring his amateur career, Ruiz boxed to a 105–5 record under Cuban trainer Fernando Ferrer. His grandfather owned a boxing gym in Mexicali that was used by featherweight champion Jorge Páez. Ruiz later worked for his father in construction for a time before deciding to become a full-time boxer and starting his amateur career in Mexico. Ruiz had a passion for baseball before his father got him into boxing he has noted that his first fight was at age seven in San Diego. His father is a former construction worker who started his own business flipping houses. Ruiz was born in Imperial, California his parents had emigrated from Mexico to the U.S. He is a former unified heavyweight champion, having defeated Anthony Joshua to win the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles in 2019 to become the first male boxer of Mexican heritage to win a world heavyweight championship.Īs of June 2023, he is ranked as the world's fifth-best active heavyweight by ESPN, fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec, and sixth by The Ring magazine. (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer. In the pay-per-view opener, replacement opponent Edwin De Los Santos upset Jose Valenzuela with a third-round TKO in their lightweight bout. Mares, who has had issues with his eyes, hadn't fought since losing to Leo Santa Cruz in 2018. One judge scored the fight 96-94 in Mares' favor with the other two judges having it even at 95-95. Ramirez beat the count to his detriment as Cruz finished the job with a devastating knockout that sent the crowd into a frenzy.įormer champion Abner Mares and Miguel Flores went the distance in their 10-round lightweight match, which ended in a majority draw. ![]() In the co-main event, Isaac Cruz put Eduardo Ramirez down in the second round of their WBC lightweight title eliminator bout. If Wilder beats Robert Helenius next month, it’s possible if not likely they could meet next in the first half of 2023. Ruiz said afterward he hopes the win over Ortiz will parlay him into a fight with ex-WBC champion Deontay Wilder, who was ringside for the event. Ruiz, who left Eddy Reynoso after the win over Arreola and hired Alfredo Osuna as his trainer, came in at 269 pounds at Saturday’s weigh-in and looked in reasonably good condition. Ruiz ended up winning by unanimous decision.
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