Andy Ruiz Jr booed after controversial draw with Jarrell Miller as former champion calls for rematch after horrific hand injury

ANDY RUIZ JR faced boos after beating Jarrell Miller to a controversial decision draw – despite continuing to fight with a brutal hand injury.

Ruiz boxed in just his third fight since losing the unified heavyweight title to Anthony Joshua in their 2019 rematch.

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The Mexican-American underdog got off to a good start against serial cheater Miller.

But he slowed down late in the fight after appearing to be struggling with a hand injury.

Despite pressure from Miller in the last rounds aboutOnly one judge scored in his favor and the other two considered it a draw.

Controversial America said: “I know I’ve done enough. I threw more punches, this is called effective aggression.

“He threw some good punches, didn’t hurt me, made him back up throughout the fight, hit him with some good shots and made him stumble a few times.

“I told Spencer Brown we need different judges, not anywhere near California.

“We have a judge from California, a judge from Nevada. We knew we were going to our hometown.

“One judge gave it to me, two tied it, so that tells my whole story. Outside of boxing, Andy is my brother.

“But I know I worked my ass off, I know I had this in the bag. There were a few moments where my feet got a little stuck in the sand.

“I know we were guaranteed a fight.”

Ruiz, who received boos from the crowd, showed his injured right hand and said: “It was crazy, I hadn’t fought in two years, but I would love to do a rematch.

“Let’s do it again. It was very tiring. You have a 300-pound man coming at me, throwing and throwing.

“I think I did a lot of good by taking the two-year layoff. Like I said, let’s do it again.

“I hurt my right hand, you can see the bone right here. Let’s do it again.”