On 4 January 1972, the birth of a well-known celebrity named John Ruiz took place in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Also, he is an American former boxer by profession.
This article conveys John Ruiz’s net worth, Biography, Age, Height, Dating/Relationships, Physical Stats, and Family and Career reports.
Additionally, the sorts of queries in your mind are also acknowledged, like how rich is he in the current year and how tall is he?
Furthermore, you will also be able to know that when he was 50 years old, how did he attain the vast majority of his net worth?
| Popular As | The Quietman |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Age | 50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | January 4, 1972 |
| Birthplace | Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
Get to Know John Ruiz
A tough competitor, John Ruiz, was born on January 4, 1972. As an American former professional boxer, he competed from 1992 to 2010 and held the WBA heavyweight title twice from 2001 to 2005.
His Puerto Rican descent made him the first Latino boxer to win a world heavyweight title.
John has two siblings, Edward Ruiz and Eddie Rivera, which are his co-owners of The Quietman Sports Gym.
John Ruiz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, John Ruiz’s height is 1.88m and his weight is not available.
| Physical Status | |
| Height | 1.88 m / 6′ 2″ (188cm) |
| Weight | Not Available |
| Body Measurements | Not Available |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
Who Is John Ruiz’s Wife?
John Ruiz has married his wife, Maribelle Ruiz since 2000.
| Family | |
| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Maribelle Ruiz |
| Sibling | Edward Ruiz and Eddie Rivera |
| Children | Not Available |
The Career of John Ruiz
Amateur
In 1991, John competed in the light heavyweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia. He defeated Mohamed Benguesmia and Miodrag Radulovic. However, he lost to Andrey Kurnyavka.
Then, he competed at the Olympic Trials in 1992, where he again lost to Jeremy Williams.
Professional
His professional record is 44–9–1–1, with 69 knockouts. After years of criticism from the boxing press and fans, he retired upon his second loss of the WBA title on April 30, 2005 (to James “Lights-Out” Toney).
But Ruiz un-retired just ten days after finding out that Toney had tested positive for anabolic steroids.
The official outcome of their bout was changed to a no-contest, and Ruiz was ordered to retain the title.
Ruiz then filed a lawsuit against Toney, claiming that he had damaged Ruiz’s boxing career (due to Toney’s use of illegal steroids before their bout).
On December 17, 2005, Nikolai Valuev controversially defeated him for his first loss as heavyweight champion. Ruiz lost a rematch for the vacant WBA Heavyweight title to Valuev on August 30, 2008, in a close and contested match.
Career Highlights
WBA Heavyweight Champion
After Lennox Lewis won against Evander Holyfield in 1999, the WBA made him fight Ruiz next, who was the mandatory challenger. But Lewis refused because he had been undefeated since his loss to David Tua in 1996, and he thought the competition Ruiz had been facing was weak.
The only person Ruiz had beaten by that point was Tony Tucker, who was nearly 40 years old.
The WBA rules entitled Ruiz to a title shot, but rather than face him, Lewis instead fought Michael Grant. The judge decreed that upon entering the ring against Grant, Lewis would automatically forfeit the WBA title.
In 2003, Ruiz would receive another chance to become champion before the year was out.
As champion, Jones was required to face the WBA’s number one contender, former WBO champion Vitali Klitschko.
However, neither the Jones nor the Klitschko camps could agree to a fight by an imposed deadline, so Jones became a champion-in-recess. Klitschko, however, did not want to fight the
On February 24, 2004, Jones announced his return to the light heavyweight division after taking some time off.
As a result, the WBA no longer saw Ruiz as an interim champion and instead promoted him to an official two-time WBA heavyweight champion.
On April 17, 2004, Ruiz fought to defend his world title for the second time. He won by eleventh-round technical knockout of Fres Oquendo at Madison Square Garden, making history the first time two Hispanics/Latinos faced each other for a version of the world heavyweight title.
After Ruiz lost the title to James Toney in Madison Square Garden, Toney failed the post-match drug test for stanozolol – an anabolic steroid.
As a result, the New York Athletic Commission banned Toney from boxing in the United States for 90 days and fined him $10,000. The WBA also banned Toney from fighting for its heavyweight title for the next two years.
Ruiz vs. Holyfield
Despite claims of a controversial decision, Ruiz lost to former champion Holyfield by unanimous decision on August 12, 2000. The WBA ordered an immediate rematch in early 2001, which Ruiz won – thus claiming the WBA title.
Some critics still dispute the decision to this day, as Ruiz was on the ground for a few minutes after Holyfield delivered what appeared to be a low punch to the groin. However, post-match footage showed that the punch may have been legal and thus wasn’t fully disputed.
Ruiz defended his title twice: once in a controversial draw against Holyfield, where many in the press believed that Holyfield had won, and again in a victory by disqualification against Kirk Johnson.
In the latter fight, Ruiz was disqualified for repeatedly hitting Johnson below the belt in the tenth round. He was accused of faking low blows in both the second Holyfield fight and the Johnson fight that seemed to be closer to his beltline than his groin (although Johnson was shown on replays to have hit Ruiz below the belt several times).
Ruiz vs. Jones Jr.
On March 1, 2003, Ruiz was contracted to fight Roy Jones Jr., The Ring light heavyweight champion.
If Jones beat Ruiz in the fight, he would join Bob Fitzsimmons, Michael Spinks, and Michael Moorer as the only three fighters to win titles at light heavyweight and heavyweight.
Additionally, this would make him the second fighter (Fitzsimmons being the first) to win midweight and heavyweight titles.
Ruiz lost a unanimous decision to Jones and moved back into the WBA’s contender pool. He said that referee Jay Nady “wouldn’t let me fight my fight.”
Controversial loss to Valuev
On December 17, 2005, Ruiz lost the WBA Championship in a majority decision to Russian Nikolai Valuev. The official outcome was scored 114–116, 113–116, and 114–114, but it was also controversial.
Ruiz was convinced that his jab/combination-punch technique had given him a clear victory. He demanded an immediate rematch with the now-first-ever Russian world heavyweight champion.
Comeback
On October 13, 2007, Ruiz faced Otis Tisdale in a 10-round bout. Ruiz ended the fight with a TKO victory in the second round as referee Pete Podgorski called a halt to the bout as Tisdale went down for the third time.
On March 8, 2008, Ruiz won a 12-round unanimous decision over Jameel McCline in Mexico.
Retirement
After losing to David Haye in 2012, Ruiz announced his retirement from boxing after an 18-year-long career in the sport.
In 2013, he opened Quietman Sports Gym in Medford, Massachusetts, offering boxing and MMA training to people of all ages.
Although all age groups are welcome at his gym, he focuses on providing an alternative for at-risk children and teenagers in the Greater Boston area. He has also indicated that he eventually wants to return to boxing in a different capacity, such as a manager or trainer. In 2014, he was ranked number 83 on boxing.com’s list of “The 100 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time”.
John Ruiz Net Worth
His net worth grew significantly in 2020-2021. So, how much is John Ruiz worth at the age of 50 years old?
John Ruiz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from America.
We have estimated John Ruiz’s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
In 2022, John Ruiz’s net worth of her has been developing expressively.
| Net Worth in 2022 | $1 Million – $5 Million |
| Salary in 2021 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2020 | Pending |
| Salary in 2020 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
| Source of Income | Boxer |
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