Andy Ruiz Jr weighs in at heaviest weight since Anthony Joshua rematch but is still over two stone lighter than Jarrell Miller
Andy Ruiz Jr has reportedly pilled on 5.4lbs since his last outing.
The former unified heavyweight champion returns to the ring on Saturday night after a two-year hiatus to face Jarrell Miller on the Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov undercard.
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Ruiz Jr wasn’t far off his weight for his rematch with JoshuaCredit: GETTYLast time out, he defeated Luis Ortiz via unanimous decision in a WBC eliminator bout in September 2022 after weighing in at 268.8lbs (19.2 stone).
Ahead of his upcoming clash with Miller, Ruiz Jr has tipped the scales at 274.4lbs (19.6 stone) during a behind-closed-doors weigh-in.
That is according to respected boxing journalist Lance Pugmire, who has also reported that Miller is over two stone heavier at 305.6lbs (21.8 stone).
READ MORE ON BOXING For Miller, it is his lightest weight since 2018 and a 27.4lbs drop from his last fight against Daniel Dubois.
Meanwhile, Ruiz Jr’s weight is his heaviest since his rematch with Anthony Joshua in December 2019.
Ruiz Jr shocked the world in June 2019 when he knocked out Joshua to become WBA ‘super’, IBF, and WBO world champion in their inaugural encounter.
For the first fight, Ruiz Jr was 268lbs (19.1 stone) but when he ran it back with AJ six months later he was a whopping 283.5lbs (20.2 stone).
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The stocky puncher blamed the 15lbs weight gain on ‘partying too much’ after winning the world titles and looked extremely sluggish as he laboured to a wide unanimous decision loss.
He will have to put on a far better display against Miller at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium if he hopes to return to the upper echelons of the heavyweight division.
Elsewhere on the bill, Crawford and Madrimov made championship weight for their WBA super welterweight showdown.
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Crawford vs Madrimov will go ahead for the WBA super welterweight title after they both made weightCredit: Ed Mulholland/MatchroomCrawford came in at 153.4lbs (10.9 stone) while the Uzbek weighed in at 154lbs (11 stone).
Isaac Cruz and Jose Valenzuela’s WBA super lightweight title fight will also go ahead with the champion making 140lbs (10 stone) and the challenger stepping on the scales at 139.8lbs (9.9 stone).
In the other heavyweight bout, Martin Bakole was 284.4lbs (20.3 stone) while Jared Anderson was 252.4lbs (18 stone).
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Crawford vs Madrimov main card weigh in results
Terence Crawford (153.4lbs) vs Israil Madrimov (154lbs) – WBA super welterweight title fight
Andy Ruiz Jr (274.4lbs) vs Jarrell Miller (305.6lbs)
Jared Anderson (252.4lbs) vs Martin Bakole (284.4lbs)
Isaac Cruz (140lbs) vs Jose Valenzuela (139.8lbs) – WBA super lightweight title fight
David Morrell (174.8lbs) vs Radivoje Kalajdzic (174.4lbs)
Andy Cruz (134lbs) vs Antonio Moran (134.8lbs)
The rest of the reported main card weights can be found above.
All of the results will be made official in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time) at the ceremonial weigh-in.
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