Andy Ruiz Jr. Wife: Meet Julie Ruiz
Mia Horton
Published Feb 14, 2026
Andy Ruiz Jr. is married to Julie Ruiz. She is a creative and design director who has won awards and has more than 15 years of expertise in media including leadership, branding, design, photography and advertising.
She is the creative and design director for VICE/VICELAND as well as a music photographer for an unknown horse.
Julie and her husband have five children together. They live in Imperial, California.
Ruiz had a passion for baseball before his father got him into boxing, he noted that his first fight was at age 7 in San Diego. Ruiz after worked for his father in construction for a time before deciding to become a full-time boxer and starting his amateur career in Mexico.
His grandfather owned a boxing gym in Mexicali that was used by featherweight champion Jorge Paez.