Triller Fight Club announced a heavyweight clash between former three-belt champion Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., (34-2, 22 KOs) and ex-kickboxing star Tyrone ‘King of the Ring’ Spong (14-0, 13 KOs in boxing), set for Saturday, July 16th at the historic Plaza de Toros in Mexico City. The ten-round main event will headline a pay-per-view broadcast. The 32 year-old Ruiz shocked the sports world, becoming the first Mexican heavyweight world champion on June 1, 2019, with a seventh-round knockout of Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in New York. Most recently, Ruiz was victorious via twelve-round unanimous decision over Chris Arreola on May 1, 2021. The popular Ruiz is guided by Trainer of the Year Eddy Reynoso, who counts boxing’s #1 pound-for-pound boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and champion Oscar Valdez among his trainees.

 

A world champion kickboxer with a wealth of international accolades, the heavy-handed Spong, currently training in South Florida, returns to the squared circle following a second-round knockout of Jeyson Minda in Merida, Mexico. Eleven of his thirteen knockouts have come within the first two rounds of his fourteen victories. 

 

“Triller and Fight Club like to trailblaze. We have high expectations for this event. It matches the world’s best heavyweights in boxing and MMA in a battle to determine who is the best. Surrounding it with a Trillerfest where the best musicians, Verzuz, sports, and celebrity events will bookend this historic fight,” said David Tetreault, President of Triller Fight Club.

 

Opened in 1946, Plaza de Toros is the world’s largest bullring. In 2004, It played host to the third fight between Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and former world champion Frankie Randall. A full schedule of events and additional fights for this evening of world-class boxing will be announced shortly.