Andy Ruiz Jr. to face Tyrone Spong in Mexico
Triller Fight Club has announced a massive heavyweight showdown for their Mexico pay-per-view event.
In the main event, former WBO, IBF, IBO, and WBA champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will take on kickboxing, MMA, and boxing sensation Tyrone Spong.
The first-ever Unified Heavyweight Champion Of Mexican Descent is coming to Mexico City on July 16 for #TrillerFightClub 👊🇲🇽@Andy_destroyer1 vs @Tyrone_spong 🔥 pic.twitter.com/M4y8dosIH3
— Triller Fight Club (@trillerfight) April 13, 2022
Ruiz Jr., the first-ever heavyweight boxing champion of Mexican descent took the world by storm back in 2019. Going into a unified heavyweight title bout against then-champion Anthony Joshua, Ruiz Jr. was not only a massive underdog but was being greatly overlooked. As the bout progressed, Ruiz Jr. knocked the former champion down four times, ultimately defeating Joshua by TKO in the seventh round.
Andy Ruiz just took Anthony Joshua to the woodshed pic.twitter.com/xxnfuLn4Ng
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 2, 2019
After winning the WBO, IBF, IBO, and WBA straps, Ruiz Jr. would go on to lose them to Joshua in their rematch six months later.
In his most recent walk to the ring, Ruiz Jr. (34-2-0, 22 KOs) defeated Chris Arreola via unanimous decision in 2021.
The former unified champion will be matched with former Glory kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong. As a professional, Spong has spent time in multiple combat sports. As a mixed martial artist, he holds a record of 4-1-0 and in the discipline of kickboxing, he has gone 107-7-1.
As a boxer, Sprong is undefeated with a record of 14-0 with 13 KOs.
Now at 36-years-old, Spong will look to shock the world against the Mexican boxing sensation.
Information:
Date: July 16th, 2022
Location: Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico
Time: TBA
Watch: pay-per-view available for purchase on FITE TV or on the Triller Fight Club website
