Andy Ruiz Jr.’s Next Fight: IBF Sends Offer to Fight Filip Hrgovic

Andy Ruiz Jr. has remained out of the title picture for a substantial while now. The Mexican-American boxer became an overnight sensation after he outboxed the modern-day heavyweight icon, Anthony Joshua, and became the unified champion. However, his success was short-lived as Joshua defeated him in the rematch.

Subsequently, Ruiz Jr took a hiatus and beat Chris Arreola on his return. Now, he has a terrific opportunity in hand to slide into the title picture again.

Recently, Boxing Scene reported that Andy Ruiz Jr. and Murat Gassiev received offers from IBF for a title eliminator fight against Filip Hrgovic. Also, both Ruiz Jr. and Gassiev have a Friday evening deadline to accept the offer.

Earlier, Hrgovic was set to battle Tony Yoka for the IBF title eliminator fight. However, Yoka’s advancements for this fight halted after Martin Bakole’s team presented written proof that he owed them a bout. Hence, Hrgovic, who was left without an opponent, may get to share the ring with Ruiz Jr.

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‘Destroyer’ was seemingly on the line to face Tyson Fury next. However, the possibility of this fight is almost zero. As a result, the bout against Hrgovic will be the biggest possible booking the former unified heavyweight world champion can get.

Is Andy Ruiz Jr. really ready for a fight against Filip Hrgovic?

Andy Ruiz Jr. underwent a serious body transformation for his return to the ring in 2021. He also looped in Eddy Reynoso as his head coach.

However, ‘Destroyer’ seemed a bit off in his fight against Arreola and he was dropped in round 2 itself. Although he won the fight, the Mexican American still couldn’t show the magic of his transformation and new skills.

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As that was his comeback, he may have been shaking off ring-rust. However, with more hours in the gym, he might be ready to showcase his best version against a notable opponent in Hrgovic. It’ll be interesting to see if he gets a crack at this fight.