Ruiz Jr vs Joyce

When is Ruiz Jr vs Joyce?

Andy Ruiz Jr could face the challenge of Joe Joyce in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Ruiz Jr vs Joyce stats

Andy Ruiz Jr would step into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joyce would have a massive power advantage over Ruiz Jr, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Andy Ruiz Jr is the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Joyce has a height advantage of 4 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Joe Joyce fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Joyce's 105.

Ruiz Jr vs Joyce form

Ruiz Jr has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he drew Jarrell Miller on August 3, 2024, by majority draw in their 12 round contest at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Luis Ortiz on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Arreola on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

He had defeated Anthony Joshua on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Joe Joyce has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had defeated Joseph Parker on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joe Joyce has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 5 months and 19 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 5 months and 26 days ago.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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