![]() The card also features the comeback of former three-division titleholder Abner Mares, who hasn’t fought in four years. Ortiz was losing to Martin on all three cards at the time of the stoppage. He stopped Alexander Flores in one round in November 2020 and Charles Martin in six this past January. ![]() also declined his fight against Filip Hrgovic for the interim IBF heavyweight championship. Recently, Eddie Hearn promised to do for Deontay Wilder, what PBC failed to do.Meanwhile, Ruiz Jr. He has stopped his two opponents since then-titleholder Deontay Wilder took him out in seven rounds in their 2019 rematch. But now the prospect of the bout between Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Destroyer Ruiz (35-2, 22KO) is no longer partnered with TGB Promotions. The 43-year-old Cuban doesn’t have the legs he once did but he retains his power and ring acumen, which makes him a threat to Ruiz and most other heavyweights. ![]() That means he will have been out of the ring for 16 months when he faces Ortiz. The 32-year-old Southern Californian then outpointed Chris Arreola in a comeback fight in May of last year, which was his most-recent bout. An out-of-shape version of Ruiz lost to Joshua in the rematch six months later. Ruiz appears to be taking his training seriously as he tries to recapture the magic he produced in his first fight against Anthony Joshua in 2019, a seventh-round knockout that gave him three heavyweight titles. Background: Ruiz and Ortiz might be a victory or two away from another world title shot, which makes this an important heavyweight fight.Kevin Salgado, junior middleweights Ra’eese Aleem vs. Jezreel Corrales, lightweights Joey Spencer vs. Miguel Flores, lightweights Jose Valenzuela vs. Eduardo Ramírez, lightweights Abner Mares vs. Odds: Ruiz 3-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets). ![]() He now owns the historic distinction of being the first boxer of Mexican descent to win a world heavyweight title. TV/Stream: Pay-per-view (PPV.com, FITE TV) Ruiz turned in a sublime performanceand turned the boxing world upside downwith a brilliant seventh-round TKO over Anthony Joshua Saturday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden. ![]()
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