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| Ruiz, who turned 30 in September, was born in Imperial, California |
Ruiz's trainer Manny Robles is sobbing, pointing to the heavens and praising the guidance of a dad he lost 12 years ago.
This is the dream.A short walk away, in his Madison Square Garden dressing room, Anthony Joshua is told by his father that he must "go back to the drawing board".
Joshua's best friend, David Ghansa, wipes away tears.
This is the nightmare.
The week of the first Joshua v Ruiz คาสิโนขั้นต่ำ10บาท fight had started with the laid-back Mexican outsider spitting off the rooftop terrace of a Manhattan building while waiting for an interview to begin.
That carefree attitude would prove his greatest asset in the days that followed, as the masses wrote him off.
Two weeks later, he was on his best behaviour, sitting alongside the president of Mexico, lauded as a national hero.
The night that แทงบอลไม่มีขั้นต่ำ gave him such status - as he humbled the undefeated Joshua - was one of shock and panic.
Backstage, Callum Smith is being drug-tested after retaining his world title in three rounds. "All the testers were watching the Joshua fight on the TV and joking, saying: 'I think this one will be over quicker than your fight,'" he tells BBC Sport.
The testers may be on to something เปิดยูส100 because Ruiz is swiftly floored, only to rise and drop Joshua twice by the end of round three.
"If you hit him you will slow him right down," Joshua is told by his trainer Rob McCracken.
In the opposite corner, seconds บาคาร่าขั้นต่ำ10บาท before round seven, Robles tells Ruiz: "You know you got him hurt now, so start going for the head."
David Haye cannot sit down, much to the frustration of the reporter sitting behind him. As the drama unfolds, the former world heavyweight champion is the only man rising and falling more frequently than his humbled compatriot in the ring.
A third and fourth knockdown come in the เปิดยูส50 seventh. Every time Joshua hits the canvas photographers lift cameras next to the ring, some within jabbing distance of his head. He is exposed and isolated as millions watch an iconic shock play out.
"I felt numb really," promoter Eddie Hearn tells BBC Sport. "I've seen so much in boxing - injuries, tragedy, ups and downs. You can become numb to the drama, but there was a little bit of disbelief."
Joshua, beaten, is on one knee in the corner of the ring. He has a towel draped over his head. His long-term manager Freddie Cunningham is standing over him with concern etched on his face.
"You can't have a mentality where you prepare for that, so everyone is kind of dealing with it at that current time," says Cunningham.
"Forget about sport. Seeing someone you know well not looking at 100%, there is huge concern. It is a friendship and that kicks in straight away."
In Cunningham's words, "things seem to move faster in an arena than a stadium" - and the fight and its aftermath are frenetic.
Rumours hit ringside, ranging from Joshua being unwell to him collapsing backstage earlier in the night. His team will later deny them. His dad is in the ring berating Hearn.
Joshua exits. His acceptance of defeat will be criticised. He can do nothing right on this night.
Ruiz leaves the ring. Draped in belts, he walks out of the arena and through corridors where he is yelled at: "You shocked the world champ. The whole world loves you baby." He can do nothing wrong on this night.
The hopeless, overweight, smiling underdog - nicknamed "destroyer" because he broke things as a child - was a wrecking ball.
There is media panic. On a boxing night for the ages, every word of reaction has become precious.
