Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III

When is Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III?

Anthony Joshua could face 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.

Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 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 Joshua would have a large advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Anthony Joshua is the same age as Andy Ruiz Jr, at 35 years old.

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

Both Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 6 months later than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Ruiz Jr's 199.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III form

Joshua 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 September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

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, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Anthony Joshua last fought 4 months and 1 day ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 5 months and 19 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 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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