Meet Andy Ruiz Jr., boxing’s newest Heavyweight Champion of the World:
Man, is this guy awesome. He was the underdog going into the fight against the now-former champion, Britain’s Anthony Joshua:
The underdog.
Andy Ruiz Jr. made history last night, becoming the first Mexican heavyweight champion after defeating Anthony Joshua ? pic.twitter.com/ZlwpFpviLA
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2019
Ruiz won the fight with 1:33 left in the 7th round:
Andy Ruiz stopped heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with 1:33 left in the seventh round to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history https://t.co/E03ME95uZ4
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 2, 2019
Here’s the finish:
Andy Ruiz upsets Anthony Joshua to win the heavyweight championship in the 7th round!
(via @DAZN_USA)pic.twitter.com/3pByvV5Y3T
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 2, 2019
Ruiz only had 4 weeks notice for the fight:
For those that don’t know, this is supposed to be Joshua’s big intro to the American market (he’s never fought in the USA before). Also, Ruiz, who took this fight on four weeks notice, could become the first recognized heavyweight boxing champion of Mexican descent.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 2, 2019
And now he holds belts from the International Boxing Federation, International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization:
Hollywood, get to work:
Andy Ruiz is my favorite athlete ever. It’s like if Bartolo Colon became the heavyweight champion. What a story. Someone make the movie right now
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) June 2, 2019
And here’s one final look at our newest sports hero:
a fat lad giving it the DX crotch chop? Finally, a man befitting the title – World Heavyweight Champion pic.twitter.com/qKlpRY7pMu
— Lee (@ghostbiggie) June 2, 2019
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