When is Ruiz vs Spong?
Andy Ruiz Jr could fight Tyrone Spong in Summer 2023 in Mexico.
The fight would take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
Ruiz vs Spong 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.
Tyrone Spong would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.
The stats suggest Spong would have a large advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, boosting at 93% knock out percentage over Ruiz Jr's 63%.
Andy Ruiz Jr is the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.
Both Andy Ruiz Jr & Tyrone Spong fight out of an orthodox stance.
Ruiz Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Spong, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 155 more professional rounds, 187 to Spong's 32.
Andy Ruiz Jr goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at heavyweight.
Ruiz vs Spong 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.
Spong remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Jeyson Minda on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Merida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Previous to that, he had won against Ytalo Perea on 21st December 2018 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Anthony Nesty sporthal, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Santander Silgado on 31st August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Convention Center, Florida, United States.
Before that, he had beat Carlos Ailton Nascimento on 24th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Polyforum Zam Ná, Yucatán, Mexico.
He had won against Sergio Ramirez on 7th October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Domo Unidad Deportiva del F.U.T.V., Yucatán.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Andy Ruiz Jr has been fighting more than Tyrone Spong.
Andy Ruiz Jr last fought 8 months and 24 days ago, while Tyrone Spong's last outing was 3 years, 8 months and 27 days ago.
Ruiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.
Spong's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
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