Ruiz Jr Knyba start time: Ruiz Jr vs Knyba headlines a huge night of heavyweight boxing this Friday, as Andy Ruiz Jr returns to the ring against Damian Knyba over 12 rounds at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Ruiz Jr (35-2-1, 22 KOs) and Knyba (17-1, 11 KOs) clash at the Prudential Center over 12 rounds.
Ruiz’s crowning moment came seven years ago, stunning Anthony Joshua to become the unified heavyweight champion.
However, since losing the immediate rematch, the 36-year-old has fought just three times since.
The American was held to a draw in 2024 with Jarrell Miller, following victories over Luis Ortiz and Chris Arreola.
Meanwhile, Knyba heads into the bout off the back of a third round stoppage loss to Agit Kabayel in a bid for the WBC interim heavyweight title in January.
Ruiz Jr vs Knyba – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks
- To start with, the pair will fight on Friday 4th September, live from the Prudential Center, Newark, USA
- Additionally, the broadcast will begin at 8pm ET/5pm PT/1am BST (Saturday)
- Finally, Ruiz Knyba start time will be at approximately 10.15pm ET/7.15pm PT/3.15am BST (Saturday)
Ruiz Jr vs Knyba – How To Watch It
- Fans wondering how to watch it can catch the fight live on DAZN
Ruiz Jr vs Knyba – Last Three Fights
Andy Ruiz Jr
- Andy Ruiz Jr drew with Jarell Miller – Majority Decision
- Andy Ruiz Jr bt Luis Ortiz – Unanimous Decision
- Andy Ruiz Jr bt Chris Arreola – Unanimous Decision
Damian Knyba
- Agit Kabayel bt Damian Knyba – 3rd round TKO
- Damian Knyba bt Joey Dawejko – 7th round KO
- Damian Knyba bt Marcin Siwy – 8th round RTD
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Undercard
Beyond the main event, Ruiz Jr vs Knyba bill also features a stacked undercard. Here’s the full line-up.
- Vito Mielnicki Jr (23-1, 13 KOs) vs Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (20-2, 13 KOs) – WBO Global middleweight title (10 rounds)
- Alan Chaves (22-0, 19 KOs) vs Eridson Garcia (23-2, 14 KOs) – WBO Latino lightweight title (10 rounds)
- Dennis Thompson (11-0, 6 KOs) vs Jose Casillas (7-1-1, 4 KOs) – super bantamweight (8 rounds)
- Zaquin Moses (7-0, 3 KOs) vs Angel Antonio Contreras (18-10-2, 12 KOs) – super featherweight (8 rounds)
- Kashad Elliott (8-0, 7 KOs) vs Jean Pierre Valencia (4-0-1, 2 KOs) – middleweight (6 rounds)
- Brooke Mullen (3-0, 2 KOs) vs Bria Miller (2-1) – welterweight (6 rounds)
- Jordan Simpson (0-0) vs Michael McDonald (0-1) – middleweight (4 rounds)
