Julius Julianis revealed final night time that heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz Jr has parted methods with Premier Boxing Champions, a transfer Ruiz Sr tells ESPN KnockOut was mutual.
It’s unclear how Ruiz (35-2, 22 KO), who’s fought simply twice since his disastrous rematch with Anthony Joshua in 2019, will go from right here. An interim IBF title struggle with Filip Hrgovic was on the desk, with the sanctioning physique even bending its personal guidelines concerning purse bids for interim titles as a result of “mutual curiosity,” however stated bid was canceled yesterday. The opposite large possibility was a WBC ultimate eliminator in opposition to Deontay Wilder, which Mauricio Sulaiman ordered simply after Ruiz’s and Wilder’s respective victories over Luis Ortiz and Robert Helenius. Whereas that’s nonetheless attainable, Julianis experiences that PBC was attempting to place it collectively, casting doubt on whether or not Ruiz is pursuing it.
All we are able to do at this level is wait and see the place Ruiz finally ends up. He’s proven a weird lack of urgency to return to competition, and whereas 33 is nowhere close to outdated by heavyweight requirements, there hasn’t been a lot cause to get invested in his profession just lately.
Taking all bets as to the place he finally ends up. Golden Boy? Matchroom? BLK Prime? Triller once more?
