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{{short description|Mexican-American boxer (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox boxer
| name = Andy Ruiz Jr.
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| nickname = Destroyer
| weight = [[Heavyweight]]
| height = {{
| reach = {{cvt|74|in|cm|0}}<ref name=BoxRecStats />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|11}}
| birth_place = [[Imperial, California]], U.S.<ref name=BoxRecStats/><ref name=Corpas/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/andres_ponce_ruiz_born_1989_19496278|title=Andres Ponce Ruiz, Born 09/11/1989 in California|publisher=[[California Birth Index]]|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total =
| wins = 35
| KO = 22
| losses = 2
| draws = 1
}}
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Ruiz fought on July 16 against 42 year old Josh Gormley (22-4, 21 KOs) at the [[Detroit Masonic Temple|Masonic Temple]] in [[Michigan]]. Promoted by [[Salita Promotions]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/joshua-gormley-face-andy-ruiz-on-july-16-detroit--106250|title=Joshua Gormley To Face Andy Ruiz on July 16, Detroit|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-us}}</ref> Ruiz won the fight via third-round TKO.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-blasts-out-josh-gormley-three-rounds--106779|title=Andy Ruiz Blasts Out Josh Gormley in Three Rounds|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-us}}</ref>
Ruiz next fought on September 10, 2016, returning to the [[Tachi Palace|Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino]] in California to headline "Solo Boxeo Tecate" (UniMas) against 40 year old Franklin Lawrence (21-2-2, 16 KOs) for the WBC-NABF heavyweight title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-vs-franklin-lawrence-on-september-10-unimas--105934|title=Andy Ruiz vs. Franklin Lawrence on September 10, UniMas|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-us}}</ref> Lawrence has won his last nine fights inside the distance dating back to 2009, with his last loss being against veteran [[Oliver McCall]]. His only other loss came in his fifth professional fight against future WBC world champion [[Bermane Stiverne]], which was stopped after Lawrence injured his arm in round one. Ruiz made a successful fifth defence of his WBC-NABF title after ten one-sided rounds. The judges scored the fight 100–90, 99–91, and 99–91. The win also set up a future WBO eliminator with bout with [[Hughie Fury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-decisions-lawrence-hughie-fury-appears-next--108643|title=Andy Ruiz Decisions Lawrence, Hughie Fury Appears To Be Next - Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=11 September 2016 |access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref>
It was announced after the Lawrence fight that Ruiz would fight Hughie Fury in the UK on October 29 at the [[Manchester Arena]], on the undercard of the [[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury#Cancelled rematch|cancelled rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko]]. The winner would be the [[mandatory challenger]] for the WBO heavyweight title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10568968/hughie-fury-to-face-andy-ruiz-jr-on-fury-klitschko-bill|title=Hughie Fury to face Andy Ruiz Jr on Fury-Klitschko bill|date=September 7, 2016|website=Sky Sports|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Two weeks later, it was reported that Ruiz had withdrawn because he did not want the fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/17603348/andy-ruiz-jr-pulls-fight-hughie-fury|title=Ruiz Jr. pulls out of fight against Fury|date=21 September 2016 |access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref>
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====Ruiz vs. Dimitrenko====
On January 11, 2019, it was reported that Ruiz had signed a deal with powerful advisor [[Al Haymon]], and would now be part of the [[Premier Boxing Champions]] (PBC) stable, with his fights being aired on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]. It was said that Ruiz had bought out the remainder of his [[Top Rank]] promotional contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-inks-agreement-with-al-haymon-heads-pbc--135305|title=Andy Ruiz Inks Agreement With Al Haymon, Heads To PBC|website=BoxingScene.com|date=11 January 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> On March 7, Ruiz's PBC debut was announced to take place on the [[Danny Garcia (boxer)|Danny García]] vs. [[Adrián Granados]] undercard on April 20 at the [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] in Carson, California against 36 year old German boxer [[Alexander Dimitrenko]] (41-4, 26 KOs) in a ten-round bout. The fight was televised on FOX and [[Fox Deportes|FOX Deportes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/danny-garcia-vs-adrian-granados-tops-tripleheader-april-20--136849|title=Danny Garcia vs. Adrian Granados Tops Tripleheader, April 20|website=BoxingScene.com|date=7 March 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/26176175|title=Ruiz-Dimitrenko bout joins Garcia-Granados card|date=2019-03-08|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> For the fight, Ruiz weighed 262 pounds and Dimitrenko came it at 259 pounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/pbc-on-fox-weights-danny-garcia-1468-adrian-granados-146--138130|title=PBC on FOX Weights: Danny Garcia 146.8, Adrian Granados 146|website=BoxingScene.com|date=19 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Ruiz was guaranteed a $200,000 purse, whilst Dimitrenko was guaranteed $75,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/04/purses-danny-garcia-1m-adrian-granados-400k/|title=Purses: Danny Garcia $1M, Adrian Granados $400K|date=2019-04-20|website=Boxing News 24|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Using his quick hands and combinations, Ruiz was able to overcome Dimitrenko via TKO in round five. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-stops-alexander-dimitrenko-results--138184|title=Andy Ruiz Breaks Down, Stops Alexander Dimitrenko|website=BoxingScene.com|date=20 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/4/20/18509481/garcia-vs-granados-results-andy-ruiz-jr-dominates-alexander-dimitrenko|title=Ruiz Jr. dominates Dimitrenko|last=Stumberg|first=Patrick L.|date=2019-04-20|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundbyroundboxing.com/scoreboard/danny-garcia-vs-adrian-granados-fight-results/|title=Danny Garcia vs. Adrian Granados Fight Results {{!}} Round By Round Boxing|last=Boxing|first=Round|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> For his next fight, Ruiz wanted to fight [[Adam Kownacki]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-adam-kownacki-i-want-fight-lets-this--138213|title=Andy Ruiz To Adam Kownacki: I Want To Fight, Let's Do This!|website=BoxingScene.com|date=21 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
=== Unified heavyweight champion ===
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==== Ruiz vs. Joshua ====
{{main|Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.}}
Prior to the Dimitrenko fight, Ruiz put his name forward to replace [[Jarrell Miller]] and challenge [[Anthony Joshua]] (22-0, 21 KOs) for the [[Unified champion|unified]] [[WBA (Super)]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], WBO, and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] heavyweight titles on June 1, 2019, after Miller was denied a license by the [[New York State Athletic Commission|New York Athletic Commission]] because he failed three different tests for [[Performance-enhancing substance|PEDs]]. On April 22, Ruiz confirmed his team had a meeting scheduled with promoter [[Eddie Hearn]], officially putting himself in the running.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-confirms-he-mix-face-anthony-joshua--138254|title=Andy Ruiz Confirms He is in The Mix To Face Anthony Joshua|website=BoxingScene.com|date=22 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Ruiz became a frontrunner after it was reported [[Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer)|Luis Ortiz's]] team had rejected two offers of career-high purses to fight Joshua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-emerges-frontrunner-joshua-sweepstakes--138337|title=Andy Ruiz Emerges as Frontrunner in Joshua Sweepstakes|website=BoxingScene.com|date=25 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Terms were agreed within a week. On May 1, with one month to go before fight night, Joshua vs. Ruiz was confirmed and announced to take place at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]], broadcast exclusively on [[DAZN]] in the United States and on PPV [[Sky Box Office|Sky Sports Box Office]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/team-ruiz-confirm-deal-nearly-finalized-face-anthony-joshua--138495|title=Team Ruiz Confirm Deal Nearly Finalized To Face Anthony Joshua|website=BoxingScene.com|date=29 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/anthony-joshua-vs-andy-ruiz-finalized-june-1-msg--138541|title=Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz - Finalized For June 1, MSG|website=BoxingScene.com|date=May 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11707947/joshua-vs-ruiz-jr-anthony-joshuas-opponent-confirmed-as-andy-ruiz-jr-for-us-debut-in-new-york|title=Joshua vs Ruiz Jr: Anthony Joshua's opponent confirmed as Andy Ruiz Jr for US debut in New York|website=Sky Sports|language=en|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/26644674|title=Joshua to fight short-notice foe Ruiz on June 1|date=2019-05-01|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
On June 1, Ruiz defeated Joshua by technical knockout in the seventh-round, capturing the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. In the third round, Joshua knocked Ruiz to the canvas, which was the first time Ruiz had suffered a knockdown in his career. Ruiz rose to his feet and continued to attack. Ruiz landed a left hook to Joshua's temple which visibly staggered him, after which Ruiz knocked him down. Just before the end of round three, Ruiz again knocked down Joshua after forcing him into a corner and unleashing a series of power punches. In round seven, Ruiz knocked Joshua down once again. Joshua managed to get back on his feet again before being floored for a fourth and final time, resulting in the referee waving off the fight. The referee subsequently awarded Ruiz a seventh-round technical knockout victory, making him the first [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] and second [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] heavyweight champion in boxing history after [[John Ruiz]] (who has no relation to Andy Ruiz).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andy Ruiz Jr. Becomes First Heavyweight Champ of Mexican Descent|url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/andy-ruiz-jr-becomes-first-heavyweight-champ-mexican-descent|access-date=2021-06-08|website=PBC Boxing|date=2 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eligon |first1=John |title=Anthony Joshua Upset by Andy Ruiz Jr. in Stunning Seventh-Round Knockout |work=The New York Times |date=2 June 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/sports/andy-ruiz-anthony-joshua-upset-boxing.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Sports |access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
==== Ruiz vs. Joshua II ====
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Sixteen months after defeating Chris Arreola, Ruiz returned to the ring on September 4, 2022, in Los Angeles to face former [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] heavyweight champion [[Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer)|Luis Ortiz]] in an eliminator for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title.
Despite being outboxed by Ortiz for portions of the fight, Ruiz dropped his opponent three times, twice in the second round and once in the seventh. The knockdowns proved to be decisive, with the judges scoring the bout 114–111, 114–111 and 113–112 in Ruiz's favor. Former WBC champion [[Deontay Wilder]] had been in attendance, and both Ruiz and Wilder welcomed the prospect of facing each other.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Ruiz beats Luis Ortiz via unanimous decision after three knockdowns as Deontay Wilder welcomes all-American heavyweight clash |url=https://uk-sport-web.prod.oceanusorigin.com/boxing/news/12183/12690390/andy-ruiz-beats-luis-ortiz-via-unanimous-decision-after-three-knockdowns-as-deontay-wilder-welcomes-all-american-heavyweight-clash |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Sky Sports |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ruiz Jr wants Wilder fight after beating Ortiz |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/62792159 |access-date=2022-09-11}}</ref>
==== Ruiz vs. Miller ====
Ruiz had surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his right shoulder. He had been inactive for 23 months when returning to the ring for his fight against [[Jarrell Miller]] on August 3, 2024 at [[BMO Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Songalia |first1=Ryan |title=Andy Ruiz: After I win me and Jarrell Miller will grab a burger together |url=https://www.ringtv.com/669050-andy-ruiz-after-i-win-me-and-jarrell-miller-will-grab-a-burger-together/ |work=The Ring |date=26 April 2024}}</ref> The fight ended in a [[majority draw]]: one judge scored the bout 116–112 to Miller, but was overruled by the other two judges who scored it a 114–114 draw.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salazar |first=Francisco |date=2024-08-04 |title=Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fight to 12-round majority draw |url=https://www.ringtv.com/710683-andy-ruiz-and-jarrell-miller-fight-to-12-round-majority-draw/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Ring}}</ref> Ruiz's right hand appeared to be fractured during the fight with notable visual deformity to the contour of his metacarpal region shown in the post-fight interview<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title='Can't believe I fought on' – Andy Ruiz Jr reveals injury he suffered in Jarrell Miller clash as he shows off swollen hand |first=George |last=Glinski |url=https://talksport.com/sport/2000128/andy-ruiz-jr-injury-jarrell-miller-hand/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=1
|ko-wins=22
|dec-wins=13
|dec-losses=2
}}
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|{{draw}}Draw
|{{nowrap|35–2–1}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jarrell Miller]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority draw}}
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|Aug 3, 2024
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[BMO Stadium]], Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
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|[[Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua II|Dec 7, 2019]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Diriyah Arena]], [[Diriyah]], Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles}}
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