![]() In a battle of former world title challengers, Isaac Cruz (23-2-1, 16 KOs) should take the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title with a win on the scorecards over 12 rounds against Eduardo Ramirez (27-2-3, 12 KOs). There is plenty on offer on the undercard. Ortiz stopped Martin in January Photo Credit: Ryan Hafey/PBC Cruz clashes with Ramirez Ortiz will be dangerous early, and as long as Ruiz Jr can negotiate that, he should take a points win in what should be an entertaining tussle. Prediction: This is a great looking match-up, and a lot depends on how much desire both men have left. The 43-year-old was last out in January, stopping Charles Martin in six wild rounds with two knockdowns apiece. Ruiz Jr climbed off the canvas to beat Arreola last May Photo Credit: Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions Three straight wins followed, and that led to a rematch with Wilder, and this time the Cuban veteran was widely ahead on all three cards until ‘The Bronze Bomber’ found the equaliser to score a seventh round knockout. ‘King Kong’ first challenged for the WBC belt in March 2018, where he gave Deontay Wilder trouble before being stopped in ten rounds. Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) represents a dangerous assignment for the 32-year-old and he carries power. Ruiz Jr and Ortiz face-to-face ahead of their fight Photo Credit: Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions The Californian took over a year out of the sport, and returned in May last year, facing faded former world title challenger, Chris Arreola, and Ruiz Jr paid for rustiness as he was dropped in the second round, but he recovered to take a clear win on the cards. Ruiz Jr (34-2, 22 KOs) caused one of the biggest heavyweight upsets of all-time in June 2019, when he stepped in at late notice to stop Anthony Joshua in seven rounds to win the WBA ‘super’, IBF, WBO and IBO crowns.Ī rematch was a given, and the ‘Destroyer’ had certainly celebrated his win a little too hard and was never really in the fight, as Joshua largely coasted to a wide points win in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz Jr vs Ortiz will be broadcast on FOX pay-per-view in the USA and FITE TV pay-per-view in the UK. It’s no accident or coincidence that they’re both talking about it now that the other top names in the division are all tied up.Īnd it is a big fight Wilder generates interest just by being Wilder, and Ruiz does have a fan base and some notoriety, he’s an excellent B-side in terms of marketing and whatnot.Two heavyweights clash in a crossroads meeting over ten rounds at the Arena in Los Angeles this Sunday evening, as former unified world champion, Andy Ruiz Jr takes on former two-time world title challenger, Luis Ortiz over 12 rounds or less. ![]() In short, Wilder vs Ruiz may just be the biggest fight actually available for either Wilder or Ruiz if they want to fight this year, and one assumes both would like to fight this year. There is an outside chance, perhaps, that Wilder could fight Fury or Anthony Joshua in December, but far from any guarantee. It also seems from the outside like both Wilder and Ruiz were hoping some other, even bigger fight might come along, but that’s clearly just not going to happen in 2023 for either of them. Wilder’s team didn’t seem particularly interested in a Ruiz fight whenever asked about it, in all honesty, preferring a potential bout with Oleksandr Usyk, but Usyk has mandatories to field if he’s not going to face Fury, and he’s not going to face Fury. ![]() That was his first fight in a year, following a rugged 11th round knockout loss to Tyson Fury in their third encounter. Andy Ruiz defeated Luis Ortiz by unanimous decision on the main event of their pay-per-view card that took place at the Arena in Los Angeles, California on September 4, 2022. Deontay, now 37, fought in October, starching Robert Helenius late in the first round. Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KO) was notably and very visibly at that Ortiz fight last year, and it seemed like Premier Boxing Champions were angling to potentially put it together. In May 2021, he beat a badly faded Chris Arreola over 12 rounds, and he scraped out a narrow decision win over a 43-year-old Luis Ortiz in Sept. 2019, six months after pulling what may have been the Upset of the Decade. ![]() The 33-year-old Ruiz (35-2, 22 KO) has fought just two times since his frankly embarrassing effort in his rematch loss to Anthony Joshua in Dec. ![]() Carl Froch: ‘Fury vs Ngannou is a load of rubbish, crossover fights don’t work’ ![]()
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