ANDY RUIZ JR will fight for the first time since last May when he takes on Tyrone Spong in Mexico this summer.
The former WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO world heavyweight champion, 32, won his last fight against Chris Arreola.
Veteran Arreola dropped Ruiz in the fight and was far from happy with the unanimous decision.
Now Ruiz will step into the ring on July 16 with unbeaten Dutch fight Spong.
The 36-year-old has 14 professional wins to his name.
Should Ruiz come out of the July bout with a win, he’s hoping to face the winner of Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte.
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That would fire Ruiz back into title contention after his devastating rematch loss to Anthony Joshua in 2019 – which saw the Brit reclaim his belts.
Ruiz told EsNEWS back in February: “I definitely want the winner of the fight. A lot of people wish it would have been Fury and me.
“But you know, I think that Whyte deserves his shot, so we are going to see what happens.
“I think it’s going to be a hell of a fight.”
Ruiz has also been called out by Derek Chisora.
Ruiz Jr tweeted: “Who should I fight next? Let me see in the comments.”
This prompted a response from Chisora, who replied: “Want to come to London?”
