Under a three-fight agreement with Matchroom, Ruiz does not necessarily expect to complete the entire deal before challenging for a belt.
“It could take one fight. It could take two fights. I don’t know. God willing, just take this fight and then I’ll get to fight any of the champions,” Ruiz told Ariel Helwani.
Beating Knyba should not place Ruiz near the front of any championship line. Agit Kabayel stopped the 6’7” Polish heavyweight in three rounds, and Ruiz would merely be defeating someone who has already been exposed below the elite level.
Ruiz still has a reason to move quickly. Daniel Dubois and Filip
