Ruiz Jr vs Pulev

When is Ruiz Jr vs Pulev?

Andy Ruiz Jr could take on Kubrat Pulev 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.

Pulev would be defending his WBA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mahmoud Charr in December 2024. He has held this belt for 5 months and 14 days.

Ruiz Jr vs Pulev 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.

Kubrat Pulev would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Ruiz Jr would have an advantage in power over Pulev, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 44%.

Andy Ruiz Jr is the younger man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Pulev has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Kubrat Pulev fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Pulev's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 months earlier than Pulev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 69 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Pulev's 268.

Andy Ruiz Jr goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Ruiz Jr vs Pulev 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.

Kubrat Pulev has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Mahmoud Charr on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Sofia, Bulgaria.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrzej Wawrzyk on December 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Derek Chisora on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.

He had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 12, 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, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kubrat Pulev has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 11 months and 18 days ago, while Kubrat Pulev's last outing was 7 months and 14 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.

Pulev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

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