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Lord Of The Ring
Date3 April 2010
VenueManchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
Title(s) on the lineWBA Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom David Haye United States John Ruiz
Nickname "The Hayemaker" "The Quietman"
Hometown Bermondsey, London, UK Chelsea, Massachusetts, US
Purse £3,000,000
Pre-fight record 23–1 (21 KO) 44–8–1 (1) (30 KO)
Age 29 years, 5 months 38 years, 2 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg) 231 lb (105 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA
Heavyweight Champion		 WBA
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Haye defeated Ruiz via 9th round TKO

David Haye vs. John Ruiz, billed as Lord Of The Ring, was a professional boxing match contested on 3 April 2010, for the WBA Heavyweight championship.[1]

Background[edit]

Before David Haye faced Nikolai Valuev for the WBA title in November 2009, it had been agreed that the winner of the bout would face mandatory challenger and former champion John Ruiz. Haye had hoped to stage the bout in his native London, with the The O2 Arena and The New Den being considered but unavailable for the 3 April date, hence the Manchester Arena was chosen.[2][3]

Ruiz claimed that he would change his usual jab and grab style saying that "You're going to see the old Ruiz, boxing and punching,"[4]

This was the first Heavyweight title bout in the UK for a decade since Lennox Lewis stopped Francois Botha in 2000 and the first ever in Manchester.

Ruiz was aiming to join Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis as the only boxers ever to win a heavyweight title on three or more occasions.

The fight[edit]

After only 25 seconds of fight Haye floored Ruiz with a left followed by a big right hand, Ruiz beat the count but was knocked down again later in the round with a punch to the back of the head. The referee, Guillermo Perez Pineda, docked Haye a point before giving Ruiz an eight-count. Ruiz had some success with his jab in the 4th round but Haye responded by rocking Ruiz with a pair of right crosses early in 5th before dropping the challenger again at the end of the round. A right hook had Ruiz down for a third time in the 6th. Haye continued to dominate before Ruiz's trainer Miguel Diaz threw in the towel with a minute left of the 9th round, giving Haye a TKO victory.[5][6][7] Haye became only the second person to stop Ruiz, the first since David Tua in 1996.

Aftermath[edit]

Following his win Haye was again linked with the Klitschko brothers,[8][9] however he opted to face Audley Harrison,[10] after rejecting interest from Bernard Hopkins[11] and Evander Holyfield.[12]

Ruiz would retire after his defeat and would go on to open a Gym in Medford, Massachusetts.

Undercard[edit]

Confirmed bouts:[13]

Broadcasting[edit]

Country Broadcaster
 Poland Polsat
 United Kingdom Sky Sports

References[edit]

  1. ^ "David Haye vs. John Ruiz". boxrec.com/. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "David Haye to face John Ruiz in Manchester on 3 April". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ Steve Bunce (3 April 2010). "Boxing: Haye braced for a fright night". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ Kevin Mitchell (2 April 2010). "John Ruiz ready to battle his instincts and brawl past David Haye". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ Harry Reekie (3 April 2010). "David Haye v John Ruiz world title fight as it happened". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ Ben Dirs (3 April 2010). "David Haye stops John Ruiz to retain heavyweight title". bbc.co.uk/. Manchester: BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ Kevin Mitchell (3 April 2010). "David Haye retains world title with ninth-round defeat of John Ruiz". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ Kevin Mitchell (5 April 2010). "David Haye does his duty by pounding sense into gallant John Ruiz". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Klitschko brothers line up autumn bouts to leave David Haye frustrated". The Guardian. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ Jamie Jackson (3 September 2010). "David Haye close to setting date for WBA title defence against Audley Harrison". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ "David Haye rules out Bernard Hopkins fight to focus on Klitschkos". The Guardian. Associated Press. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ Press Association (1 September 2010). "Veteran Evander Holyfield calls on David Haye to give him a title shot". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  13. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by David Haye's bouts
3 April 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Adnan Serin
 John Ruiz's bouts
3 April 2010 		Retired
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Haye_vs._John_Ruiz