Andy Ruiz is expected to be the man in the opposite corner to Tyson Fury if you listen to Eddie Hearn as the unbeaten Brit makes his next world title defence.
Hearn was pushed on the subject in a recent interview, and he believes that the former world champion will have the chance to become a two-time heavyweight ruler later this year.
Many had been hoping that Fury would face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed showdown, but those plans were put on hold as a deal couldn’t be agreed.
With Usyk now likely to fulfil mandatory obligations, Fury is left without an opponent, but Hearn thinks that Ruiz will be the man to get the call to face the WBC champion.
“I think Andy Ruiz by the looks of things.” said Hearn when discussing the heavyweight scene with Boxing Social
“I know George Warren said in his interview, was it July 22nd? Obviously not the fight people wanted, but tick-over fight, decent fight.”