Andy Ruiz Jr has gambled ahead of his WBO heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker by delaying his arrival in New Zealand until a week tomorrow - only five days before the bout. Sanchez, who has a stable of fighters at his Summit gym in Big Bear Lake, has a prior commitment which would have prevented him from arriving earlier. The new plan is for Sanchez and Ruiz to link in Los Angeles afterwards and travel Down Under together. In theory, Ruiz's decision to put back his arrival date should take advantage of training at more than 2000m ASL at his alpine resort base. Sanchez told the Herald at Big Bear Lake recently: "Between seven and 10 days is your peak period, when you feel like you're a million dollars.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 26, 2016 16:04 UTC