ANDY RUIZ JR has shrugged off weighing in at 283lbs, claiming it was because he’d just eaten and because he was wearing a sombrero.
The chubby heavyweight champion of the world, 30, shocked fans everywhere when he weighed in 15 pounds heavier than he was for the first fight.
Andy Ruiz Jr weighed in 15 POUNDS heavier than he did for the fight in JuneCredit: PA:Press Association
After keeping his vest on for the weigh-in, as well as his gold chain and tracksuit bottoms, Ruiz was defensive over the result.
He said: “They made us wait until 4:30, almost 5pm here.
“I already had ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. I had on a sombrero and all my clothes. A lot of people are saying that I came overweight or this and that. We had to wait so long.
“I probably put on like ten pounds just eating and drinking normally today. I would’ve been at like 268 without all that stuff and haven’t had eaten.
“If we weighed in at 11am, I definitely would have been less.”
The Mexican-American was thought to have lost weight during his training camp, but promoter Eddie Hearn believed that fans had been “tricked” into thinking so.
Amid rumours that the heavyweight champion of the world has indulged too much since claiming the belts in June, boxing legend George Foreman believes that he’s “blown” his big opportunity.
The 70-year-old told USA TODAY: “He’s blown it, really. He’s blown his opportunity. He threw away a great opportunity really because now he can be outboxed.
“Guys will tell you, ‘This is the way I look. I told you I’ve been there and I feel better at this weight and everything.’ But nobody, absolutely no one, wants to put their body on display and look that much out of shape.
“They don’t want to do it, I’m telling you. Don’t let him trick you.’’
The fight is expected to get underway at around 9pm UK time tonight.
The Sun Sport’s John Hutchinson and Jack Figg predict a Joshua win during an in-depth preview ahead of Ruiz v Joshua II
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
