Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr

When is Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr?

Filip Hrgovic could fight Andy Ruiz Jr in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

The contest would be an eliminator for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr stats

Filip Hrgovic would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andy Ruiz Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Hrgovic would have advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 81% knock out percentage over Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Filip Hrgovic is the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Hrgovic has a height advantage of 4 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Filip Hrgovic & Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 year and 6 months later than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 114 less professional rounds, 73 to Ruiz Jr's 187.

Filip Hrgovic goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, 1 by the IBF and 9 by the RING at heavyweight.

Andy Ruiz Jr is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, 14 by the IBF and 5 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr form

Hrgovic remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Demsey McKean on 12th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Zhilei Zhang on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beat Emir Ahmatovic on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had won against Marko Radonjic on 10th September 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Worthersee Stadium, Klagenfurt, Austria.

He had beat Rydell Booker on 7th November 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Ruiz Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Luis Ortiz on 4th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Chris Arreola on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on 7th December 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.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Joshua on 1st June 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.

He had defeated Alexander Dimitrenko on 20th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Filip Hrgovic has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Filip Hrgovic last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 1 year, 4 months and 24 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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