“It makes me want to cry,” claims Andy Ruiz Jr (35-2, 22 KOs), recalling the poor preparation, or rather the lack thereof, for the rematch with Anthony Joshua (26-3, 22 KOs) in 2019. In early June, the Mexican sensationally stopped the then undefeated Englishman and took the IBF, WBA and WBO belts from him. Six months later, the Briton took revenge, easily beating Ruiz on points, who was seven kilograms heavier after the first fight.
Today, Destroyer would like to complete the trilogy with Joshua, although he also aims to Alexandra Usika (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs).
“I would like to fight Usyk, Fury or Joshua. With the latter it would have been a trilogy. I did everything wrong before the rematch. I just didn't prepare for the second fight. Then he should have knocked me out, to be honest, I don’t know how I survived those twelve rounds. But I’ve learned my lesson and if I get my world title back, I’ll do everything right and I’ll be champion for a lot longer,” Ruiz Jr. said.
