Andy Ruiz Jr.

Andy Ruiz Jr.: Biography in Details

Who is Andy Ruiz Jr.?

Andy Ruiz Jr. is a Mexican-American boxer who is well known for challenging for the WBO heavyweight title in 2016.

He is the first boxer of Mexican heritage to become a world heavyweight champion.

Andy Ruiz Jr.: Age(32), Parents, Siblings, Family

Andy Ruiz Jr. was born on September 11, 1989, in Imperial Valley, California, USA. His birth name is Andrés Ponce Ruiz Jr. and he is currently 32 years old.

He was born to his father Andres Ruiz but his mother’s name is unknown.

Andy Ruiz Jr. parents had immigrated to the US from Mexico and his father worked as a construction worker and later started his own business flipping houses.

He was noted by his father and this motivated him to become a full-time boxer. In addition, he has three sisters.

Andy holds American and Mexican citizenship but their ethnicity is unknown.

Andy Ruiz Jr.: Education, School/College University

He has not disclosed any information regarding the educational institution names he attended.

Andy Ruiz Jr.: Professional Life and Career

Andy Ruiz Jr. represented Mexico in two games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games Qualification tournaments but lost to Cuba’s Robert Alfonso and Colombia’s Oscar Rivas.

At the age of 19, he began his professional career and his debut match was at the Plaza de Toros in Tijuana, Baja California on March 28, 2009, against Miguel Ramirez. And he won the fight with the first-round Knock-Out.

Later, Andy Jr. played against Ross Brantley, Raymond Lopez, Francisco Diaz, Kelsey Arnold,  Juan Luis Lopez Alcaraz, Luke Vaughn, Miles Kelly, Angel Herrera, Villi Bloomfield, Elijah McCall, and many more.

Likewise, he defeated Joe Hank in 2013 and won the WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight.

Recently, he fought with Joseph Parker in December 2016, Ray Austin in May 2016, Devin Vargas in 2018, and Alexander Dimitrenko in 2019. On June 1, 2019, he defeated the unbeaten Anthony Joshua.

Awards, Nominations

Andy Ruiz Jr. won the World Ringside Heavyweight Championship and two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals.

Andy Ruiz Jr.: Net Worth($10 M), Income, Salary

Andy Ruiz Jr. has an estimated net worth of around $10 million as of 2023, and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.

Talking about his salary, in the game against Anthony Joshua, he made £5.36 million ($6.774 million), against Devin Vargas, he made £382,000 ($ 482,000), and against Joseph Parker, he made £770,000 ($ 973,000).

Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Andy Ruiz Jr. has been successful in keeping himself far from rumors and controversies in his personal and professional life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Andy Ruiz Jr. has brown eyes and black hair. He stands at a height of 6 ft. 2 inches and he weighs 116 kg.

But, other information regarding his shoe size, dress size, etc. is not available.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Andy Ruiz Jr. has around 983k followers on Instagram, about 1.7k followers on Twitter, and around 6.7k followers on Facebook.

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