Whyte vs Ruiz Jr

When is Whyte vs Ruiz Jr?

Dillian Whyte could potentially square off against Andy Ruiz Jr in Summer 2024 in the United Kingdom.

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

Whyte vs Ruiz Jr stats

Dillian Whyte would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andy Ruiz Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Whyte would have a slight advantage in power over Ruiz Jr, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ruiz Jr's 63%.

Dillian Whyte is the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Whyte has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ruiz Jr. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte & Andy Ruiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 year and 1 month later than Ruiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 2 less professional rounds, 185 to Ruiz Jr's 187.

Whyte vs Ruiz Jr form

Whyte has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Christian Hammer on 17th March 2024 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on 26th November 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had beat Alexander Povetkin on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

He had lost to Alexander Povetkin on 22nd August 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dillian Whyte has been fighting more than Andy Ruiz Jr.

Dillian Whyte last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Andy Ruiz Jr's last outing was 1 year, 10 months and 22 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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.

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