Triller Fight Club announces heavyweight bout between former world champion Andy "Destroyer" Ruiz Jr. (34-2, 22 KOs) and undefeated Tyrone Spong (14-0, 13 KOs). This 10-round bout is set to take place on July 16 at the historic Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico.
Ruiz, 32, rocked the boxing world by becoming the first Mexican world heavyweight champion on June 1, 2019, with a seventh-round knockout of the previously undefeated unified world champion. Anthony Joshua. In May of this year, Ruiz won a unanimous decision over the former contender for the world title. Chris Arreola.
World kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong of Suriname is currently training in South Florida and will return to the ring with this fight after a second round stoppage victory over Jason Minda. Eleven of his thirteen knockouts came in the first two rounds. Spong holds the WBC Latino and WBO Latino heavyweight titles.