On November 13, 2004, John Ruiz (40-5-1, 28 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against Polish challenger, Andrew Golota (38-4-1, 31 KOs).
John Ruiz is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Fres Oquendo, 6 months and 27 days ago. Andrew Golota is coming off a draw with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Chris Byrd, 6 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for John Ruiz at 99-1 winning odds. Andrew Golota really doesn't have much to present against Ruiz.
John Ruiz defeated Andrew Golota via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Ruiz improves his record to 41-5-1, while Golota adds a loss to his record at 38-5-1.