New champion Andy Ruiz Jr. receives sweet tweet, neat treat

Rob Lancaster

New champion Andy Ruiz Jr. receives sweet tweet, neat treat image

Andy Ruiz Jr. stunned the boxing world with his victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday and his success in the ring is set to land him a sweet bonus.

The heavyweight has made no secret of his love for a Snickers candy bar — he has a picture of one as his cover photo on Twitter and also used the hashtag #snickerspower in the buildup to the heavyweight fight in New York City.

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"It gives me energy, it gives me everything I need to do to win," Ruiz said at a press conference, with promoter Eddie Hearn joking the 29-year-old deserves an endorsement deal.

Snickers, made by Mars, tweeted out their congratulations to the winner in the aftermath, though it did not stop at just a few nice words on social media.

"Congrats again on the upset @Andy_destroyer1! Victory is sweet, but so is the package we are sending you," Snickers tweeted.

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Quoting the original message, Ruiz wrote in reply: "Send me a dm please. Let's go snickers!!"

 

Ruiz — a late replacement for Jarrell Miller — was knocked down in the third round but recovered to drop Joshua four times in total, with the bout stopped in the seventh round.

Rob Lancaster