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"Deontay Wilder is back and I'm always looking for great exciting fights for the fans,” said Wilder. I'm hungry and I want to be champion again and bring that belt back to Mexico.” "If Deontay Wins in October, me and him are with the same management and we can make this fight happen,” said Ruiz Jr. Wilder, who was seated ringside, matched Ruiz’s enthusiasm for the potential matchup. After hurting Ortiz again in round 11 and winning the round on all three cards, Ruiz was able to hold off a late charge from Ortiz to edge the fight on the judges cards by scores of 114-111 twice, and 113-112.Īfter the fight, Ruiz stated his willingness to meet former WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder in a possible blockbuster showdown, if Wilder is successful in his ring return October 15 against Robert Helenius on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View. Ortiz even owned a slight 78-76 edge in punches landed according to CompuBox, but it was Ruiz’s 67 power punches to Ortiz’s 56 that made the difference. It was a blessing we were able to be successful.”ĭespite Ruiz pushing forward, Ortiz again used his excellent boxing acumen to remain in the fight. “I was waiting for him to load up and countering him when he did. In round seven however, Ruiz struck again, backing his opponent up with a straight right before moving close and dropping Ortiz with an overhand right. Ortiz got himself back in the fight over the subsequent rounds with impressive boxing as he relied on his jab and movement to keep Ruiz from inflicting further damage. There are always surprises in boxing, and that's what you got if you didn't think I'd give it my all.” This is what I live for. To everyone who said that I'm old, I gave you a war today.

"I told you I was going to be a warrior and that's what I did,” said Ortiz. Ortiz (33-3, 28 KOs) would hit the canvas a second time in the round, but got to his feet again and delivered several strong left hands to keep himself in the fight and make it through the round. The first fighter of Mexican descent to become heavyweight world champion, Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) got his hometown crowd on its feet early, as he delivered a clean right hand to score his first knockdown in round two. I showed more class than I usually do just coming forward.” Both fighters proved they are the next in line for a title shot, Deontay Wilder has been looking for this chance for a while now."Everyone was doubting me, but I worked so hard for this fight,” said Ruiz. Wilder just defeated Robert Helenius with a massive knock-out and Andy just went the distance with Luis Ortiz. This is the exact opportunity Andy Ruiz had been looking for since he lost the second boxing match against Anthony Joshua. It's the final eliminator to see which of these two will fight Tyson Fury for the belt. is fighting none other than Deontay Wilder. That's right, the WBC just confirmed Andy Ruiz Jr. Problem is that the next in line is the hardest puncher probably in boxing history. The World Boxing Council recently ordered a fight between the two. The Mexican kid who rocked the world by beating Anthony Joshua will get his shot at the belt if he neats his next opponent. Two former heavyweight champions, Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr., are ready to reclaim gold. However, a fight between these two needs to happen first and the WBC just confirmed it. A list of many possible contenders is short but very interesting with two names taking the top spots as possible rivals.

They want to find the ideal rival for Tyson Fury to find his next opponent that will help him defend his Heavyweight title. The WBC finally approved a number of boxing matches that will send the entire world of boxing on an upward spiral.