Frank Sanchez sits behind Ruiz in the rankings, which would be a fun fight, but he’s also with Matchroom and has shown zero ambition since beating Efe Ajagba. It’s not clear at the moment how the WBC’s side of things will play out. Ruiz is a former unified heavyweight world champ going up against Luiz Ortiz as a top heavyweight contender. The bout will be happening in Los Angeles, CA, and coverage is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Hrgovic showed a lot of vulnerabilities in his controversial decision over Zhang Zhilei and Ruiz has been weirdly underwhelming since falling to Joshua, so there’s enough instability to keep things interesting. Andy Ruizs next fight will take place on September 4, 2022, on Labor Day weekend. According to CompuBox, Ortiz threw 428 punches, Ruiz only 287 (24 per round). As interim titles go, this one’s justifiable the IBF recently acknowledged that the WBA was next in line for a title shot, and between that and potential rematch shenanigans between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, it will likely be at least 2024 before the winner gets their shot.Īs fights go, it’s not as interesting as Ruiz (35-2, 22 KO) vs Wilder, but it’s solid, and the general “big awkward guy with an unholy right hand against the quick chubby guy” theme is still intact. Otherwise, Ruiz did more waiting than punching and was outworked by his 43-year-old, weak-legged opponent in a lackluster fight. There are some layers here, so let’s take it a bit at a time. The Sauerlands, who co-promote Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KO), appeared to confirm the news on Twitter. There’s negotiations going on between myself, Nisse and Kalle, and Tom Brown from PBC.” “Actually, Filip Hrgovic has been ordered to fight Andy Ruiz for the Interim IBF World title. Now, however, Eddie Hearn tells Boxing Social that “Destroyer” has been tabbed to meet Filip Hrgovic for an interim IBF title. 1 heavyweight Deontay Wilder to face Andy Ruiz Jr in a final eliminator, having previously designated their respective fights with Robert Helenius and Luiz Ortiz as semifinals.
Unified champions continue to be a logistical nightmare.īack in November, the WBC officially ordered no.
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