Andy Ruiz Jr reportedly packed on weight and misses first day of camp ahead of rematch with Joshua

Andy Ruiz Jr reportedly packed on weight and misses first day of camp ahead of rematch with Joshua

By Semi Turaga
21/08/2019
World heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Junior

World heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Junior has reportedly piled on the pounds and missed the start of his training camp ahead of his rematch with Anthony Joshua later this year.

Ruiz, who has been criticised throughout his 33‑1 career for his weight issues, stunned the boxing world in June when he knocked out Joshua to win the WBO, WBA and IBF titles.

A rematch was organised soon after with the sequel set to take place on December 7 in Saudi Arabia, but the Mexican‑American boxer faces a gruelling four months.

Robles told ESPN the duo were beginning their training this week but thing's haven't gotten off to a smooth start.

"I was hoping it would be [Monday] but it wasn't, so we're definitely working on that right now. We didn't have a training session [Monday], but we're scheduled to start training this week.

"He's not in great shape, but he's hitting the gym back home in Imperial. He's running the treadmill, but obviously we haven't fully begun training camp.

"Once we do we have [close to] four months to get ready for a fight. That's enough time to get him in shape. Let's hope we can get him back in the gym real soon and get him going again."

The revelations come days after fellow heavyweight and former champion Tyson Fury claimed Ruiz hadn't trained in two months in an interview with YouTube boxing channel Behind the Gloves.

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