Ruiz Jr vs Rivas

When is Ruiz Jr vs Rivas?

Andy Ruiz Jr could take on Oscar Rivas in Early 2025 the United States.

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

Ruiz Jr vs Rivas 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.

Oscar Rivas would make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Rivas would have a slight advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Ruiz Jr's 63%.

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

Ruiz Jr has a height advantage of 2 inches over Rivas. Despite this, Rivas has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Ruiz Jr and Oscar Rivas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Ruiz Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 months earlier than Rivas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Rivas' 134.

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

Ruiz Jr vs Rivas 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 beaten 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 beaten 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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Ryan Rozicki on October 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Olympia Theatre, Quebec, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sylvera Louis on March 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Plaza Quebec, Quebec.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Bryant Jennings on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

He had defeated Fabio Maldonado on December 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Andy Ruiz Jr has been fighting more than Oscar Rivas.

Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 5 months and 19 days ago, while Oscar Rivas' last outing was 3 years and 3 months ago.

Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately 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.

Rivas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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