Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr

When is Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr?

Filip Hrgovic could fight Andy Ruiz Jr in Early 2025 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 a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggest Hrgovic would have an advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Filip Hrgovic is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 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 and Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 6 months later than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 117 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Ruiz Jr's 199.

Filip Hrgovic goes into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, 9 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Andy Ruiz Jr is currently ranked number 14 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Hrgovic vs Ruiz Jr form

Hrgovic has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Daniel Dubois on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Zhilei Zhang on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had beaten Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

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 defeated 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 won against 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.

Activity check

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

Filip Hrgovic last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 5 months and 19 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average 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.

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