Andres Ponce Ruíz is an undefeated Mexican

Mexican people

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 professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the Heavyweight

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 division. Ruíz is signed to Bob Arum's

Bob Arum

Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....

 Top Rank

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 promotions.

Amateur career

During his amateur career, Ruíz ran his record to 104-8 under Cuban trainer Fernando Ferrer. He went on to win two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals and won the World Ringside Heavyweight Championship. Andy represented Mexico in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualifying.

Professional career

The Mexican

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 Heavyweight

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 has famed Freddie Roach in his corner and at the Wild Card Gym. He has sparred with former UFC Heavyweight

Heavyweight

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 Champion, Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Arlovski

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.

Ruiz only needed one round to destroy his opponent Luke Vaughn from Aledo, Texas

Aledo, Texas

Aledo is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census.The city is served by the Aledo Independent School District.-Geography:...

 with a body shot. Vaughn went down hard and would be counted out by the referee.

Professional record

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| || || December 17, 2011 ||align=left| WinStar Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma

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|Win || 12-0-0 ||align=left|  Ken Frank
|TKO || 2(6) || September 17, 2011 ||align=left| Blue Water Resort and Casino, Parker, Arizona

Parker, Arizona

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|Win || 11-0-0 ||align=left|  Villi Bloomfield
|TKO || 4(4) || July 15, 2011 ||align=left| Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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|Win || 10-0-0 ||align=left|  Angel Herrera
|UD || 6(6) || April 23, 2011 ||align=left| WinStar Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma

Thackerville, Oklahoma

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|Win || 9-0-0 ||align=left|  Alvaro Morales
|UD || 6(6) || February 26, 2011 ||align=left| Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, Nevada

Nevada

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|Win || 8-0-0 ||align=left|  Kelsey Arnold
|TKO || 3 , (2:19) || February 5, 2011 ||align=left| Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California

Maywood, California

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|Win || 7-0-0 ||align=left|  Francisco Diaz
|TKO || 1 , (1:08) || December 4, 2010 ||align=left| Honda Center, Anaheim, California

California

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|Win || 6-0-0 ||align=left|  Raymundo Lopez
|UD || 4(4) || November 20, 2010 ||align=left| WinStar Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma

Thackerville, Oklahoma

Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 404 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

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|Win || 5-0-0 ||align=left|  Miles Kelly
|TKO || 1 , (1:06) || October 16, 2010 ||align=left| Silverton Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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|Win || 4-0-0 ||align=left|  Luke Vaughn
|KO || 1 , (1:55) || March 12, 2010 ||align=left| Gaylord Hotel, Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...

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|Win || 3-0-0 ||align=left|  Juan Luis Lopez
|UD || 4 (4) || February 12, 2010 ||align=left| Gimnasio Municipal, Guaymas

Guaymas

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, Sonora

Sonora

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, Mexico

Mexico

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|Win || 2-0-0 ||align=left|  Ross Brantley
|TKO || 1 , (1:37) || June 26, 2010 ||align=left| Plaza Calafia, Mexicali

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, Baja California

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, Mexico

Mexico

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|Win || 1-0-0 ||align=left|  Miguel Ramirez
|KO || 1 , (0:34) || March 28, 2010 ||align=left| Plaza de Toros

Plaza de Toros Monumental de Tijuana

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, Tijuana

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, Baja California

Baja California

Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

, Mexico

Mexico

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