Andy Ruiz Jr. (Destroyer) is a 35-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. 15 years, 8 months, and 17 days into his career, Ruiz Jr.'s record stands at 35-2-1, which includes 22 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Andy Ruiz Jr. was born in Imperial, California, U.S. on September 11, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on March 28, 2009 against Miguel Ramirez. Ruiz Jr. defeated Ramirez via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ruiz Jr. got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 29 professional fights. On December 10, 2016 Ruiz Jr. challenged Joseph Parker's WBO heavyweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on June 1, 2019 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Anthony Joshua in a clash for the vacant WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion. Ruiz Jr. stopped Joshua in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight. This was his 34th fight as a professional.
Ruiz Jr.'s latest fight was against Jarrell Miller on August 3, 2024, which ended in a majority decision draw.
Some of Andy Ruiz Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Anthony Joshua, Luis Ortiz, Kevin Johnson, Alexander Dimitrenko, Jarrell Miller, Devin Vargas, and Chris Arreola. For a complete list of Ruiz Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Andy Ruiz Jr".
Ruiz Jr. has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Andy Ruiz Jr Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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38 | Aug 03, 2024 | 34 | Jarrell Miller 36 26-1-1 | draw | MD 12 |
37 | Sep 04, 2022 | 32 | Luis Ortiz 43 33-2 | win | UD 12 |
36 | May 01, 2021 | 31 | Chris Arreola 40 38-6-1 | win | UD 12 |
35 | Dec 07, 2019 | 30 | Anthony Joshua 30 22-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Jun 01, 2019 | 29 | Anthony Joshua 29 22-0 | win | TKO 7 |
33 | Apr 20, 2019 | 29 | Alexander Dimitrenko 36 41-4 | win | RTD 5 |
32 | Jul 07, 2018 | 28 | Kevin Johnson 38 32-9-1 | win | UD 10 |
31 | Mar 10, 2018 | 28 | Devin Vargas 36 20-4 | win | KO 1 |
30 | Dec 10, 2016 | 27 | Joseph Parker 24 21-0 | loss | MD 12 |
29 | Sep 10, 2016 | 26 | Franklin Lawrence | win | UD 10 |
28 | Jul 16, 2016 | 26 | Josh Gormley | win | TKO 3 |
27 | May 14, 2016 | 26 | Ray Austin | win | RTD 4 |
26 | Oct 24, 2015 | 26 | Raphael Zumbano Love | win | UD 8 |
25 | Sep 26, 2015 | 26 | Joell Godfrey | win | UD 8 |
24 | Dec 20, 2014 | 25 | Siarhei Liakhovich | win | UD 10 |
23 | Oct 25, 2014 | 25 | Kenny Lemos | win | TKO 1 |
22 | May 17, 2014 | 24 | Manuel Quezada | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Nov 23, 2013 | 24 | Tor Hamer | win | RTD 3 |
20 | Jul 27, 2013 | 23 | Joe Hanks | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Jun 08, 2013 | 23 | Carl Davis | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Mar 16, 2013 | 23 | Matthew Greer | win | KO 1 |
17 | Dec 07, 2012 | 23 | Elijah McCall | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Sep 13, 2012 | 23 | Maurenzo Smith | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jul 07, 2012 | 22 | Jonte Willis | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Mar 23, 2012 | 22 | Homero Fonseca | win | UD 8 |
13 | Dec 17, 2011 | 22 | Theron Johnson | win | UD 6 |
12 | Sep 17, 2011 | 22 | Ken Frank | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jul 15, 2011 | 21 | Villi Bloomfield | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Apr 23, 2011 | 21 | Angel Herrera | win | UD 6 |
9 | Feb 26, 2011 | 21 | Alvaro Morales | win | UD 6 |
8 | Feb 05, 2011 | 21 | Kelsey Arnold | win | KO 3 |
7 | Dec 04, 2010 | 21 | Francisco Diaz | win | KO 2 |
6 | Nov 20, 2010 | 21 | Raymond Lopez | win | UD 4 |
5 | Oct 16, 2010 | 21 | Miles Kelly | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Mar 12, 2010 | 20 | Luke Vaughn | win | KO 1 |
3 | Feb 12, 2010 | 20 | Juan Luis Lopez Alcaraz | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jun 26, 2009 | 19 | Ross Brantley | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 28, 2009 | 19 | Miguel Ramirez | win | KO 1 |