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Andy Ruiz Jr.'s massive upset over Anthony Joshua jolts boxing's heavyweight division

NEW YORK - From the second he sent an Instagram message to Anthony Joshua's promoter pushing to be the replacement opponent, Andy Ruiz Jr. has been making this up as he goes.

So, when his shocking seventh-round technical knockout of England's three-belt champion Saturday at Madison Square Garden suddenly made him an inspiration as the first heavyweight champion of Mexican descent, Ruiz embraced the role.

"I had a lot of fans over there rooting for me," Ruiz said of his border farming hometown of Imperial, Calif.,

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