The star athlete held his ex-wife in terror with a machine gun, raped and beat him

Andy Ruiz Jr.’s ex-wife dished out hair-raising horrors. According to Julia Lemus, the former professional world champion heavyweight boxer really terrorized her in their relationship for seven years from 2016, writes Ripost.

Andy Ruiz’s ex-wife spoke out about the horrors she experienced

The court has now decided on a restraining order: the California-based Mexican-American wrestler must stay at least 100 yards (91 meters) away from his ex and her house, workplace and car.

According to the woman’s accusations, Ruiz often

Last year, the violent athlete completely overshot the target: one

This was not the cause of their divorce: Julia kicked him out more than a year ago because he cheated on her. Based on what was said, Ruiz raped his partner at least six times.

“Mr. Ruiz exercised violent control throughout their relationship. He kept his partner in fear with his aggressive, degrading and controlling behavior,” explained the judge in the case, Sharon L. Kalemkiarian, for the restraining order.

Ruiz also had his gun license revoked and must attend 12 weeks of anger management therapy. And what could be the hardest punishment for the boxer: the woman was given sole custody of both of their children.

Andy Ruiz caused one of the biggest surprises of all time in professional boxing when he defeated the previously undefeated favorite Anthony Joshua in 2019. Half a year later, he lost the rematch by unanimous decision.

As of June 2023, he was ranked the fifth best active heavyweight boxer in the world by ESPN, fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec, and sixth by The Ring magazine.