He won the"Pan Asian Boxing Association"heavyweight thanks to his efforts and was also the dominant figure of it. Later, in 2014 defeated the Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento after the seventh round when the referee Brad Vocale stopped the fight, decision that refuted its opponent but did not achieve the success. Parker secured the title of the National Boxing Federation of New Zealand with an impressive victory. He was successful from the beginning of his professional career and after winning four fights in New Zealand and America, Parker decided to accept a fight against the South African Francois Botha defeating him on June 13, 2013.Īfter this victory against Botha, Parker extended to seven victories with a knockout in the second round against Afa Tatupu in the"Trusts Arena"of Waitakere, Auckland. On July 5, 2012, in Auckland, New Zealand, Parker debuted as a professional boxer against his country's challenger Dean Garmonsway. In 2010 he won the silver medal at the Summer Olympics, the Commonwealth Boxing Championships, was bronze in the"AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships"and gold in the"Arafura Games"among others. Two-time champion of the"New Zealand Amateur Heavyweight Champion"in 20 and also won many tournaments and accumulated several victories in the international circuit. The beginnings of his rookie career were a success. Recently, in November 2016, she became the father of a baby named Elizabeth Ah-Sue Sala Parker, a combination of her sister's name and her mother's name. His older brother is John Parker, a professional boxer and his younger sister Elizabeth Parker. He was trained by the excellent boxer Manny Santos. His father always bestowed on Parker and his brothers boxing accessories and related toysĪt the age of ten, he joined the"Papatoetoe Boxing Club"a boxing club, with the goal of learning more about the sport. All his life has been related to boxing, his first introduction to this sport was when he was very young, about three years old.Īs a child he used to play with his father by hitting his open palms, alluding to boxing. He grew up in Mangere, Auckland along with parents Dempsey and Parker. In December 2016 he was ranked fifth best heavyweight according to the Transnational Boxing Ranking Board record and the sixth best according to"The Ring Magazine"and"BoxRec". He is the first boxer in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to be raised with a world championship title as a heavyweight boxer. Subsequently, after defeating Andy Ruiz earned the WBO heavyweight title. He turned professional in July 2012 with Duco Events in Auckland under the tutelage of Sir Bob Jones. a "coward" for choosing Spong over him for his next fight.He represented New Zealand as a rookie at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division. When the announcement to face Spong was made, Ortiz didn't hold back and called Ruiz Jr. joined Canelo Alvarez's team, headed by Eddy Reynoso, but after the fight with Chris Arreola he had to undergo knee surgery. Ruiz captured the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles in June 2019 after a surprise win over Anthony Joshua, but he then lost those belts lost those belts six months later in a rematch.įollowing that result, Ruiz Jr. is the first Mexican boxer to be crowned world heavyweight champion and hoping for a strong 2022 which will put him in contention for a world title. The date Triller lands will be in collaboration with PBC and their calendar."Īndy Ruiz Jr. "We enjoy a good relationship with PBC and are currently working to identify an optimal date to reschedule the fight. "If we had known that PBC intended to fight him earlier, we would never have chosen this date. "We are working amicably with Premier Boxing Champions to make sure Ruiz fulfills his obligations to both parties," Triller Fight Club president David Tetreault told ESPN. The Mexican had announced on Wednesday a July 16 bout at the Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico against former kickboxer Tyron Spong, but as revealed by ESPN, Ruiz had a signed contract to face King Kong Ortiz this summer. has decided to change his plans for a comeback in Mexico and instead fulfil a previous contract to face Cuban fighter Luis Ortiz. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
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