![]() ![]() Ruiz became the first and only boxer of Mexican descent to claim a portion of the heavyweight crown following a June 2019 knockout win over Anthony Joshua in New York City. The nearly four-year union has produced just five fights, though also a bit of history. Regardless, his next move will include the services of Haymon, with whom he joined forces in 2019 after freeing himself from a promotional contract with Top Rank. ![]() ![]() Ruiz remains in the running to land the assignment, even if not necessarily as a frontrunner. Wilder confirmed the development during an interview with ESPN’s Crystina Poncher while in Saudi Arabia for the Tommy Fury-Jake Paul fight over the weekend. The former WBC heavyweight titlist is actively fielding site and opponent offers for his next fight, which could potentially land in the Middle East. Interestingly, Wilder himself went public in clarifying his own promotional free agent status while also confirming that he is still aligned with Haymon and PBC. The sanctioning body previously confirmed during its convention that he was due to next face fellow former titlist Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42KOs). Ruiz (35-2, 22KOs) remains in line to challenge for the mandatory position in the WBC rankings. The fight was ordered in January and assigned a 30-day negotiation period, which ended with the two sides nowhere close to reaching a deal. The news comes just days after Ruiz bowed out of a previously discussed interim IBF heavyweight title fight versus Filip Hrgovic less than 24 hours before the ordered bout was due to head to a purse bid hearing. :My contract with TBG Promotions has come to an end & I will now be moving forward as part of the PBC Family with Al Haymon as my advisor.” “On behalf of myself and Team Ruiz, we would like to thank TGB Promotions and President Tom Brown for their great support,” Ruiz stated through his verified social media accounts. ![]()
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