Professional Boxing Record
| 38 Wins (29 KOs), 5 Losses (3 KOs), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 38-5-1 | Egerton Marcus | TKO | 10 (12) | 12/10/2001 | Civic Center, Niagara Falls, New York, United States | Won vacant Canadian heavyweight title. |
| Win | 37-5-1 | Harold Sconiers | SD | 10 | 27/04/2001 | Civic Center, Niagara Falls, New York, United States | |
| Win | 36-5-1 | Jose Ribalta | KO | 1 (10) | 08/10/1999 | Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States | |
| Win | 35-5-1 | Mike Sedillo | TKO | 8 (10) | 20/07/1999 | Caesars Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 34-5-1 | Derek Amos | TKO | 1 (10) | 27/05/1999 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 33-5-1 | Anthony Willis | TKO | 6 (10) | 19/02/1999 | Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States | |
| Win | 32-5-1 | Tony LaRosa | TKO | 3 (10) | 21/01/1999 | Marksville, Louisiana, United States | Stopped on cuts. |
| Win | 31-5-1 | Rodolfo Marin | TKO | 8 (10) | 11/08/1998 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 30-5-1 | Tony Bradham | KO | 2 (10) | 26/06/1998 | DePaul Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 29-5-1 | Brian Yates | TKO | 4 (10) | 16/04/1998 | North Vernon, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 28-5-1 | Tommy Morrison | TKO | 6 (12) | 10/06/1995 | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Morrison down in the 1st round. Ruddock down in the 6th round. |
| Win | 28-4-1 | Anthony Wade | UD | 10 | 29/01/1994 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 27-4-1 | Lennox Lewis | TKO | 2 (12) | 31/10/1992 | Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom | For Commonwealth heavyweight title. WBC Final Eliminator. |
| Win | 27-3-1 | Phil Jackson | KO | 4 (12) | 26/06/1992 | CSU Convention Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 26-3-1 | Greg Page | RTD | 8 (10) | 15/02/1992 | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 25-3-1 | Mike Tyson | UD | 12 | 28/06/1991 | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Ruddock down in 2nd and 4th rounds. Tyson had one point deducted in the 4th, 9th, and 10th for fouls. Ruddock lost a point in the 8th for hitting after the bell. |
| Loss | 25-2-1 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 7 (12) | 18/03/1991 | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Ruddock was knocked down in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. |
| Win | 25-1-1 | Mike Rouse | KO | 1 (10) | 08/12/1990 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 24-1-1 | Kimmuel Odum | KO | 3 (10) | 18/08/1990 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 23-1-1 | Michael Dokes | TKO | 4 (12) | 04/04/1990 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Won WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. |
| Win | 22-1-1 | James Smith | KO | 7 (10) | 02/07/1989 | Cumberland Co. Memorial Arena, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 21-1-1 | James Broad | TKO | 1 (10) | 06/12/1988 | Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 20-1-1 | Reggie Gross | TKO | 2 (10) | 27/06/1988 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 19-1-1 | Ken Lakusta | KO | 1 (12) | 28/05/1988 | Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Won vacant Canadian heavyweight title. |
| Win | 18-1-1 | Larry Alexander | KO | 2 (10) | 26/04/1988 | The Showplace, Camden, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 17-1-1 | Eddie Richardson | KO | 4 (10) | 24/11/1987 | The Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 16-1-1 | Juan Quintana | TKO | 2 (10) | 09/08/1987 | State Theatre, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Carlos Hernandez | DQ | 2 (10) | 15/06/1987 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 14-1-1 | Robert Evans | TKO | 5 (10) | 16/05/1987 | State Theatre, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 13-1-1 | Mike Weaver | SD | 10 | 23/08/1986 | Cumberland County Auditorium, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 12-1-1 | Al Houck | TKO | 5 (10) | 08/07/1986 | Halifax Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 11-1-1 | John Westgarth | KO | 7 (8) | 28/05/1986 | Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 10-1-1 | Carlton Jones | KO | 1 (6) | 26/02/1986 | St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 9-1-1 | David Jaco | TKO | 8 (10) | 30/04/1985 | Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Oscar Holman | UD | 8 | 20/10/1984 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Ricardo Peterson | UD | 8 | 31/07/1984 | Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 7-0-1 | Cedric Parsons | TKO | 1 (6) | 28/02/1984 | Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Conroy Nelson | UD | 10 | 25/09/1983 | C.N.E. Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Draw | 5-0-1 | Phil Brown | SD | 6 | 26/04/1983 | Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Bill Hollis | UD | 6 | 08/04/1983 | St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Al Williams | KO | 1 (6) | 13/08/1982 | Welland Arena, Welland, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Arthur Hall | MD | 4 | 01/06/1982 | Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Garland Tipton | KO | 2 (6) | 24/04/1982 | Columbus Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Wes Rowe | TKO | 4 (6) | 20/03/1982 | Columbus Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Professional debut. |
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