Ruiz Jr vs Parker II

When is Ruiz Jr vs Parker II?

Andy Ruiz Jr could fight Joseph Parker in Summer 2025 the United States.

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

Ruiz Jr vs Parker II stats

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

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Parker would have a slight advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Andy Ruiz Jr is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Parker has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Parker's 252.

Andy Ruiz Jr goes into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Ruiz Jr vs Parker II form

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 beaten 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 won against 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.

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 11 months and 18 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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