Shortly after announcing his signing with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, Andy Ruiz Jr dropped a diss track and called out Tyson Fury.
‘The Destroyer’ pulled off one of the sport’s greatest upsets in 2019, stopping Anthony Joshua in round seven to become the unified world heavyweight champion.
Since losing his titles in their immediate rematch, however, Ruiz has amassed just three fights against Chris Arreola, Luis Ortiz and Jarrell Miller.
After unanimously outpointing the first two, Ruiz boxed to a controversial draw against Miller, who many deemed unfortunate not to emerge victorious in August 2024.
The Mexican-American then revealed that he had suffered a hand injury during their contest, which can partly explain his near two-year spell of inactivity.
But now, the 36-year-old is looking to return to action on September 4, this time fighting under the Matchroom banner after inking a multi-fight promotional deal with Hearn.
And one of his primary targets, it seems, is ‘The Gypsy King’, who he called out via a social media diss track on Friday.
“This one goes out to Tyson Fury. You must’ve bumped your head, talking crazy, boy you’re silly.
“You said you’d beat me with one hand – I’d really love to see that. Come and meet me in the ring, I’ll lay you flat on your back.”
In his comeback fight, Ruiz is reportedly set to face Damian Knyba, who was stopped in round three by WBC champion Agit Kabayel in January.
Fury, meanwhile, will face Polish veteran Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand, on July 24, entering his second warm-up fight after outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
The hope is that he will then fight Joshua, possibly in November, yet ‘AJ’ must first come through his assignment against Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 25.
