Autumn/Fall 2023
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
25-3-0
35-2-0

The tape

33
Age
33
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
81.9" / 208 cm
Reach
74" / 188 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 12SD 12UD 12KO 9UD 12
Form
UD 12UD 12UD 12TKO 7TKO 5
25
Wins
35
22
By KO
22
88
KO%
63
3
Losses
2
1
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2009
148
Pro rounds
187

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

3
The Ring
5
3
WBA
-
3
WBC
2
2
WBO
1
5
IBF
3

Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr preview

When is Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III?

Anthony Joshua could face Andy Ruiz Jr in Autumn/Fall 2023 in 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 25 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 22 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 Joshua would have a large advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Anthony Joshua is the same age as Andy Ruiz Jr, at 33 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 & Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 6 months later than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 39 less professional rounds, 148 to Ruiz Jr's 187.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF and 3 by the RING at heavyweight.

Andy Ruiz Jr is currently ranked number 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 5 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Ruiz Jr III form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

He had beat Andy Ruiz Jr 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.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against 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 beat 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, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Anthony Joshua last fought 2 months and 8 days ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 9 months and 5 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 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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