Ruiz had Freddie Roach in his corner and at the Wild Card Gym and sparred with former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski. Defeated German Sandi (Costa Rica) RSC–1.Defeated Gerardo Bisbal (Puerto Rico) 24–7.Lost to Mike Colin Wilson (United States) 16–9Īmerican Olympic Qualifications results.Defeated Juan Isidro Hiracheta (Mexico) AB–2.Defeated Jose Luis Castro (Mexico) RSC–3.Lost to Michael Hunter (United States) RSCO–3.Ruiz's parents were born in Mexico, making Ruiz eligible to represent Mexico. Ruiz also represented Mexico in two 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualification tournaments, losing to eventual Olympians Robert Alfonso of Cuba and Óscar Rivas of Colombia in the first and second qualifiers.
His 105 wins include two Mexican National Junior Olympics gold medals and a title at the Ringside World Championships. Ruiz has explained that his nickname, 'Destroyer', was acquired before he started boxing, because as a child, "I was always destroying stuff." Amateur career ĭuring his amateur career, Ruiz boxed to a 105–5 record under Cuban trainer Fernando Ferrer. His grandfather owned a boxing gym in Mexicali that was used by featherweight champion Jorge Páez. Ruiz later worked for his father in construction for a time before deciding to become a full-time boxer and starting his amateur career in Mexico. Ruiz had a passion for baseball before his father got him into boxing he has noted that his first fight was at age seven in San Diego. His father is a former construction worker who started his own business flipping houses. Ruiz was born in Imperial, California his parents had emigrated from Mexico to the U.S. 2.6 American Olympic Qualifications results.2.5 American Olympic Qualifications results.2.3 Mexican National Championships results.
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