

Ruiz talked about the preparation under his new coach and how he has benefited in preparation for King Kong.įor his opponent, the Cuban heavyweight. The journey continues as Ruiz held camp with his new trainer Rafael Osuna. It has been over three years since Ruiz shocked the world by knocking out Joshua and winning the heavyweight titles at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Prior to the Arreola fight, Ruiz had his period of inactivity dropping the unanimous decision to Anthony Joshua. Not exactly the best of performances that night as he has been out of the ring for nearly a year. Ruiz is coming off a unanimous decision over Chris Arreola last year in May in a fight that saw Ruiz get up from the canvas and pull of the decision. Cuba in the heavyweight division, Ruiz expects to bring it as this is the first time the respective nations will be going head-to-head in the heavyweight division in a fight of this magnitude. Ruiz squares off against Ortiz this Sunday night at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles headlining the FOX Sports Pay Per View. (34-2, 22 KO’s) of Imperial Valley, California returns to the ring in over year, this weekend as he takes on Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO’s) of Cuba. Former heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
