Andy “Destoyer” Ruiz Jr. Y Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will fight in a First boxing champions heavyweight bout Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Ruiz, 32, is 34-2-0 with 22 knockouts; Ortiz, 43, is 33-2-0 with 28 KOs. The WBC World Title Elimination Match is available on FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view.
Here’s everything you need from a betting perspective on the Ruiz Jr.-Ortiz fight and a pick from our betting expert (all odds via FOX Bet):
RELATED: Everything you need to know about Ruiz-Ortiz
ANDY RUIZ JR. (34-2-0, 22 KOs) VS. LUIS RUIZ (33-2-0, 28 KOs)
Card 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, FOX PPV
All odds at FOX Bet
WINNER OF THE FIGHT
Ruiz: -345 (bet $10 to win $12.90 in total)
Ortiz: +230 (bet $10 to win $33 total)
TOTAL LAPS OVER/UNDER: 9.5
More: +105 (bet $10 to win $20.50 total)
Bass: -143 ($10 bet to win $16.99 total)
WILL YOU FIGHT FROM A DISTANCE (12 rounds)?
Yes: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)
no: -213 (bet $10 to win $14.69 in total)
WINNER BY KO, TKO OR DQ
Ruiz: -118 (bet $10 to win $18.47 in total)
Ortiz: +475 (bet $10 to win $57.50 in total)
WINNER BY DECISION OR TECHNICAL DECISION
Ruiz: +275 (bet $10 to win $37.50 total)
Ortiz: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
TIE OR TECHNICAL TIE
+2500 (bet $10 to win $260 in total)
FOX’s betting business associate Matthew Griffe said the length of the fight could determine the winner.
If Ruiz is fit, he could end the fight with a knockout, Griffe said. But the longer the fight, the more beneficial for Ortiz.
“Ruiz vs. Ortiz holds the promise of a classic heavyweight fight between two mainstays at the top of the division,” Griffe said. “The main question here is, which Ruiz will enter the ring after the firing of him for more than a year?
“A focused and fit Ruiz could send the crowd home early and punters are anticipating this to be the case as he currently stands as the heavy favourite. However, Ortiz is a canny veteran and may have one last run.” in it at 43 years old.”
PICK: Andy Ruiz Jr. by decision (+275 in bet FOX)
Ruiz is a former multiple heavyweight title holder when he defeated Anthony Joshua via technical knockout in June 2019 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Ruiz claimed the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles with the win, becoming the first male boxer of Mexican descent to win a world heavyweight title.
Joshua got his revenge by beating Ruiz by unanimous decision six months later in Saudi Arabia.
Ortiz, who held the interim WBA heavyweight title in 2015-16, suffered both of his losses to former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, most recently on November 23, 2019.
Since the second loss to Wilder, Ortiz has won both of his fights by first-round knockout and a TKO.
The undercard features Isaac Cruz vs. Eduardo Ramírez, Abner Mares vs. Miguel Flores and José Valenzuela vs. Jezzrel Corrales.
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