Andy Ruiz Jr vows to stay true to himself as he refuses to lose weight for Luis Ortiz fight

Andy Ruiz Jr is adamant he won’t change himself for anyone – not even Luis Ortiz.

Ruiz Jr produced one of the biggest upsets in boxing history as he destroyed Anthony Joshua in seven rounds in New York in June 2019.

But the Mexican-American underdog was blasted for piling on the pounds when he lost the rematch in Saudi Arabia six months later after ballooning up to 20 stone.

‘The Destroyer’ returns to the ring next month to face dangerous Cuban veteran Ortiz at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on September 4.

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And it sounds like he is going back to his usual self having parted ways with his former trainer Eddy Reynoso in favour of his fellow countryman Alfredo Osuna, who will be in the corner for his fight against ‘King Kong’.

Ruiz told BoxingScene.com: “We’re here again and I’m thankful for another opportunity.

“We didn’t come here to cherry-pick anybody. We wanted a tough opponent and that’s why we picked Luis Ortiz. He’s strong, he’s awkward, he’s a lefty, but we’ve had a long training camp and we’ll be ready. 

“The main thing for me is going to be staying busy. I’m not underestimating Luis Ortiz, because he comes to fight. He wants to be world champion. On September 4, we’ll go toe-to-toe and we’ll see who’s going to win.

“It feels good to have this fight set. We know this isn’t going to be an easy fight. He has a different style than what I’m used to, but we’ve trained really hard at the gym to perfect the craft.

“He’s going to bring it, but we just have to do the best we can to get this victory and go on to win world titles. This is a big fight for me to climb back up the ladder.”

At the weigh-in ahead of his