![]() 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. ![]() 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.
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