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Joseph Parker wary of Andy Ruiz’s power

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By Patrick McHugh: Unbeaten #1 IBF, #1 WBO heavyweight contender Joseph Parker is flying to Las Vegas, Nevada to being training for what could be a fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization title against unbeaten Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) on December 10. Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) and his management plan on fighting for the WBO title as soon as it’s stripped from champion Tyson Fury, who allegedly tested positive for cocaine on September 22 during VADA’s testing for Fury’s cancelled October 29 rematch against Wladimir Klitschko.

Parker, 24, knows what he’s up against in fighting the hard punching Ruiz Jr., who comes from Imperial, California. Parker sparred with Ruiz Jr. three years ago in 2013, and suffered a bad cut on his mouth after being nailed with a hard shot. Parker said later that no one has ever hit him as hard as Ruiz before.

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Hughie Fury vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. is off

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By Scott Gilfoid: It looks like the heavyweight clash between unbeaten Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) and Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) won’t be taking place on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko card next month on October 29 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. Hughie’s trainer/father Peter Fury tweeted a message today saying that Ruiz Jr. has pulled out of the card.

Hughie, 21, and Ruiz Jr. were supposed to be fighting in a World Boxing Organization heavyweight eliminator fight. The winner of the contest would have been the WBO mandatory to Tyson Fury. That would have setup a weird potential scenario where Tyson could be looking at defending against Hughie.

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Andy Ruiz vs. Franklin Lawrence – results

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By Jim Dower: Unbeaten #3 WBO heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision over 40-year-old Franklin Lawrence (21-3-2, 16 KOs) last Saturday night in their fight at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The judges scored the fight 99-91, 99-91, 100-90.

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Hughie Fury vs. Andy Ruiz on October 29

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By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #5 WBO, #13 IBF heavyweight contender Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs), the cousin of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, will be facing undefeated #3 WBO, #5 IBF, #7 WBC Andy Ruiz (28-0 19 KOs) on October 29 on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko card at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

If Hughie beats Ruiz, it could put him in position to fight WBO champion Tyson Fury or IBF belt holder Anthony Joshua. I cannot immediate Tyson Fury fighting Hughie. I can’t see that happening, because I don’t think Tyson would ever do something like that. Hughie vs. Joshua would be a really, really bad idea as well.

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Andy Ruiz to Face Josh Gormley on July 16

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An intriguing heavyweight showdown will go down on Saturday, July 16, as WBO #5-, IBF #5-, and WBC #7-rated and current NABF heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz (27-0, 18 KOs) has agreed to face come-backing KO artist Joshua “Josh Dempsey” Gormley (22-4, 21 KOs) in his next ring appearance.

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Andy Ruiz stops Ray Austin

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By Jim Dower: #7 WBC heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz (27-0, 18 KOs) kept his perfect unbeaten record intact with a 4th round injury stoppage win over 45-year-old former world title challenger Ray Austin 29-7-4, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sportsmans Lodge in Studio City, California.

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Will Nevada Commission sanction Ike Ibeabuchi vs. Andy Ruiz?

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ibeabuchi_tua464644By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in putting a heavyweight clash between his fighter Andy Ruiz (26-0, 17 KOs) and 44-year-old Ike Ibeabuchi (20-1, 15 KOs) for the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley fight card on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

However, it’s still unclear whether the Nevada State Athletic Commission will sanction the fight because Ibeabuchi hasn’t fought in 17 years and he would be facing the highly ranked Ruiz, #8 WBO, #11 IBF, #11 WBC, in a 10 round fight. I can’t imagine this mismatch making it on television. Ibeabuchi isn’t fat from having been in prison for 15 years, but he looks old and he obviously hasn’t been fighting.

It doesn’t make sense at all for a fighter ranked as high as Ruiz should be fighting someone like Ibeabuchi. It’s a fight that has trouble written all over it if you’re Ibeabuchi.

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Andy Ruiz vs. Siarhei Liakhovich on December 20th in Phoenix, Arizona

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liakhovich44553533By Jim Dower: #3 WBO, #10 WBC heavyweight knockout artist Andy Ruiz Jr (23-0, 17 KOs) will be fighting 38-year-old former WBO heavyweight title holder Siarhei Liakhovich (26-6, 16 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round bout on December 20th at the Celebrity Theater, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Ruiz’s promoters at Top Rank are taking their time with the 25-year-old Ruiz by matching him slowly against guys that can build up his skill-set and confidence. However, they’re going to need to do something about his weight, because he’s far too heavy to compete against the top tier guys unless he drops a good 30-40 pounds.

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