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Andy Ruiz Jr. wants another fight with Damian Knyba after losing a unanimous decision Friday night in Newark. The problem is finding somebody with a reason to pay for it. A second opportunity would allow Ruiz Jr. to blame the first result on his two-year layoff, reverse the defeat, and recover some of the credibility he lost at the Prudential Center. The arrangement offers far less to Knyba, Eddie Hearn, Matchroom, or DAZN. “I think it was just him holding.

The years have not been kind to Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-3-1, 22 KOs), but age alone did not produce the sluggish, confused heavyweight who lost to Damian Knyba (18-1, 11 KOs) on Friday night. This was the end product of sitting on his backside, spending his millions, rarely fighting, and treating his career like something he could restart whenever the mood returned. Ruiz had been out for 25 months following his draw with Jarrell Miller.

Andy Ruiz Jr. wants to show fans that he is neither old nor washed up when he faces Damian Knyba tonight at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Beating a Polish heavyweight who was stopped in the third round by Agit Kabayel in January will not prove either point. “I know that people are underestimating me just like everybody did my whole life,” Ruiz told The Ring’s Rick Reeno.

Andy Ruiz Jr makes a rare appearance against Damian Knyba tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The four-fight card begins at 8:00 p.m. ET on DAZN and TNT. Live results will be posted below as each bout ends. The chief support features Vito Mielnicki Jr against Austin “Ammo” Williams in a 12-round middleweight contest. Ruiz Jr vs Knyba Start Time Time: 8:00 p.m. ET Streaming: DAZN Television: TNT Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Live Results Andy Ruiz Jr vs.

Rick Glaser has delivered a merciless verdict on Eddie Hearn’s place in the Fury–Joshua negotiations: the former “shark” has become a “minnow” swimming among organizations with far deeper pockets. Glaser argues that Hearn may represent Anthony Joshua, but Netflix, TKO, Zuffa Boxing, and Turki Alalshikh possess the financial muscle to control where the fight takes place and how it is presented. “This is the harsh reality of it all for ‘Ego’ Eddie Hearn.

Robert Garcia has stopped planning around the junior middleweight champions. Rather than leave Vergil Ortiz Jr. waiting for Jaron Ennis and Sebastian Fundora to finish collecting belts, Garcia wants him fighting at 160 pounds and building a position there before they arrive. Garcia said that Ennis’ likely schedule makes another year of waiting pointless. EverythingBoxing shared his comments.

Raymond Muratalla has placed himself near the front of the line for Shakur Stevenson’s WBO light welterweight title. The problem is that he brings far more danger than commercial value, making him precisely the type of contender a well-paid champion accepts only when the sanctioning body leaves little choice. The 29-year-old vacated his IBF lightweight belt on Wednesday after deciding he could no longer safely make 135 pounds.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined the effort to keep the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua on British soil, urging promoters to stage the heavyweight clash before 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Khan’s intervention lends political weight to Joshua’s preference for a home venue, yet municipal backing alone cannot resolve the commercial gridlock.

Austin “Ammo” Williams accused Vito Mielnicki Jr. of demanding favorable treatment before accepting their middleweight fight Friday night at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The dispute erupted after Mielnicki labeled Williams as the name required to earn genuine respect at 160 pounds. Williams took exception to the comment, viewing it as an attempt to treat him like a stepping stone while privately seeking advantages regarding promotional placement plus the order of ring walks.

Conor Benn intends to vacate welterweight once his fight with Ryan Garcia finishes, yet he wants nothing to do with the killers at 154 pounds. His plan involves leaping over junior middleweight entirely to land at 160. This route is no organic climb through the weights. His handlers clearly recognize the stylistic minefield waiting at junior middleweight.