Andy Ruiz Jr Net Worth: How Rich is the Boxer Actually?

Andy Ruiz Jr Net Worth

Andres Ponce Ruiz Jr. is shortly known as Andy Ruiz, or “The Destroyer” is a Mexican-American boxer. Ruiz defeated Anthony Joshua to win WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles. As of 2019, Andy Ruiz Jr net worth is estimated to be around $3.5 million.

Ruiz was born on September 11, 1989, in Imperial Valley, California. During his amateur career, he boasted his record 105-5 and went on to win two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals as well as the World Ringside Heavyweight Championship. He got the chance to represent Mexico at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but didn’t make it after he lost the fight on the qualification round.

Andy Ruiz made his professional debut at the age of 19 against Miguel Ramirez. He won the fight via a first-round KO. After three months, Andy fought his second match against Ross Brantley, where he knocked Brantley three times in round 1, winning the bout via TKO. He then won his next fight against Juan Luis Lopez Alcaraz in a 4-round unanimous decision.

Ruiz moved up the ranks winning fights against boxers like Luke Vaughn, Miles Kelly, Raymond Lopez, Francisco Diaz, Kelsey Arnold, Alvaro Morales, Angel Herrera, Villi Bloomfield, Ken Frank, Theron Johnson, Jonte Willias, Elijah McCall and many more.

In 2013, he fought against Joe Hanks for vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title. He won the title dropping Hanks twice in round 4, forcing the stoppage. He then retained his WBO Inter-Continental title and won vacant NABF heavyweight title in a fight against Tor Hamer.

Ruiz was unstoppable winning fight after fight against the likes of Ray Austin, Manuel Quezada, until his first defeat came at the hands of Joseph Parker. Joseph won the bout via majority decision. He came back strong after defeating Frank Warren in the first round. So far, Ruiz has been involved in a total of 34 fights where he has recorded 33 wins and lost one match. He has won 22 matches by KO.

On June 1, Ruiz defeated English boxer Anthony Joshua via technical knockout in the seventh round to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. It is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

In September 2019, it was announced that Ruiz would be defending his titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch. The fight is scheduled for December 7, 2019.

Next Fight

He is expected to fight sometime this summer against either Chris Arreola or Adam Kownacki.

Social Media

Andy’s social media accounts are Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Family

Andy is married to Julie Ruiz and has five kids.

Highlights

He is the first heavyweight champion of Mexican descent and is ranked between fourth and sixth-best active heavyweight boxers in the world.  Even though he is American, his professional debut due in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico at the Plaza de Toros against Miguel Ramirez, which he won in a first-round knockout. So far he has fought in 35 Professional fights with 33 wins two losses, the two losses were by decision the 33 wins were by 22 knockouts and 11 by decision.

Birthplace

Even though he is of Mexican descent, he is really American as he was born in Imperial California

Andy Ruiz Jr Net Worth

Andy Ruiz Jr’s net worth right now is estimated to be $3.5 million. However, this is going to skyrocket within a couple of weeks following his rematch with Anthony Joshua. Ruiz will earn a staggering £10m for the second fight, while Anthony Joshua will receive a record purse of £46 million for the match.

After the fight, his net worth will be at least $16.5 million.

Update

Andy Ruiz Jr Won the fight against Anthony Joshua in seven rounds to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles, only to lose them six months later in a rematch with Anthony Joshua.