Ruiz stuns world with power to his people
NEW YORK - Andy Ruiz Jr., a replacement opponent from the gritty border farming city of Imperial, Calif., pulled off the biggest heavyweight upset of his generation Saturday night, ruining the U.S. debut of England's three-belt heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua by seventh-round technical knockout.
Ruiz (33-1, 22 knockouts) became the first heavyweight champion of Mexican descent by knocking down Joshua four times - twice each in the third and seventh rounds - to strip away the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation belts from Joshua (22-1).
The victory at Madison Square Garden was nearly as stunning as James "Buster" Douglas' 1990 knockout of Mike Tyson in Japan.
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