The new champion was an ex-champion within six months as Joshua outboxed his rival over 12 one-sided rounds in the rematch. Since then, Ruiz has struggled to regain his championship form. He has fought only three times, in fact, outpointing aging pair, Chris Arreola (2021) and Luis Ortiz (2022), before being held to a draw by Miller in his most recent action 23 months ago.
