Dreams Come True, Mexican Boxer Andy Ruiz Is Sure To Fight In His Country Of Birth

JAKARTA - The return of former Mexican boxing world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. has been confirmed and will take place on July 16 at Plaza Mexico against Tyrone Spong.

Triller Fight Club on Wednesday announced the fight between Andy Ruiz and "King of the Ring" Tyrone, at a symbolic venue in Mexico City.

ANNOUNCED: Andy Ruiz Jr will face Tyrone Spong in a heavyweight clash on July 16th in Mexico. Fight will headline a Triller card.

— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) April 13, 2022

Ruiz, who missed a year on May 1, will return to action at home, in a fight against the undefeated fighter.

This match will mark Ruiz's return to Mexico after 12 years. Since 2010, he has not fought in Mexico City.

With a professional record of 34-2, 22 of them by knockout wins, Andy Ruiz wants to return to the elite of world boxing, just as he did when he beat Anthony Joshua.

On June 1, 2019, Andy Ruiz shocked the world at Madison Square Garden in New York when he defeated Joshua and claimed the WBA, WBO and IBF titles from him.

In a rematch at Diriyah half a year later Ruiz lost, but The Destroyer had expressed his desire to be world champions again.

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— AndyRuizjr (@Andy_destroyer1) March 18, 2022

This time, his opponent is an undefeated Surinamese-born boxer. He has a professional record of 14-0, 13 by knockout.

Spong has not fought since 2019, when he knocked out Jeyson Minda in Merida, Mexico.

Uniquely, this potential opponent of Ruiz fought more in Mexico than Ruiz, who only fought three times in his country.

Spong has had five fights in Mexico, four of them at Mérida and only one in Aguascalientes.