Andy Ruiz, 32, underwent knee operation a few months back and for this cause his planned December ring return was delayed. His most current combat was in May of this calendar year, when he strike the mat, but obtained up to beat Chris Arreola by way of a extensive points selection.
Mexican promoter Fernando Beltrán of Zanfer Promotions uncovered the chance that Ruiz, the initially heavyweight champion in the history of Mexican boxing, could combat in the Zócalo of Mexico City in March 2022.
Beltran has currently spoken with Ruiz’s father and also his lawful consultant.
“We by now started off talks with Andy’s father, also with his lawyer, there is an fascination and we will be searching at the risk of getting him make his return in the thirty day period of March in the Zócalo in Mexico Town. We hope to make it occur and supply some great information to the admirers,” Beltrán stated to ESPN Deportes.
Ruiz manufactured historical past in June 2019 by remarkably halting Anthony Joshua at the legendary Madison Sq. Backyard garden in New York, and in accomplishing so captured the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO planet titles.
In December of that exact same 12 months, he dropped a pretty wide choice in a rematch to Joshua in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Later on, Ruiz would portion strategies with head trainer Manny Robles and at some point replace him with Eddy Reynoso.
A handful of times back, the head of the Mexico City governing administration, Claudia Sheinbaum, questioned the World Boxing Council for assist to be equipped to build a environment history of boxing practitioners in the Zócalo of the Mexican funds, and Beltrán took the possibility to suggest a two-working day boxing function.
“It would be sensational if in the morning a new document could be established with countless numbers of practitioners of this activity that has given Mexico the most glory, and then we can offer a skilled boxing show with Andy Ruiz at the helm,” Beltrán reported.