Ruiz Jr vs Joyce

When is Ruiz Jr vs Joyce?

Andy Ruiz Jr could face the challenge of Joe Joyce in Summer 2024 in 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 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joyce would have a massive power advantage over Ruiz Jr, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Andy Ruiz Jr is the younger man by 4 years, at 34 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 & 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, 187 to Joyce's 93.

Joe Joyce is currently ranked number 11 by the WBC, 9 by the IBF and 8 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Ruiz Jr vs Joyce form

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.

Joe Joyce has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Kash Ali on 16th March 2024 by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, he had won against Joseph Parker on 24th September 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Christian Hammer on 2nd July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 1 year, 10 months and 22 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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