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Andy Ruiz Sr., the father of former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz, was not a happy camper with his son's performance and his preparation for Saturday's rematch with Anthony Joshua. Ruiz was outboxed over twelve rounds, with Joshua reclaiming the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua has taken some criticism for the mostly safe strategy he employed while winning his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. Ruiz’s trainer, however, is among those that gave the British superstar credit for how well he boxed in their immediate rematch. The 6-feet-6 Joshua came into their second bout 10 pounds lighter than when they fought the first time, and used his jab and legs to out-point Ruiz by big margins on all three scorecards Saturday night in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
British superstar Anthony Joshua won back his WBA, IBO, IBF and WBO belts with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andy Ruiz in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The victory was revenge for the loss his suffered at the hands of Ruiz back in June. The Mexican boxer dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage.
Anthony Joshua says he will be back in the gym before Christmas after regaining his WBA, IBO, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles by a wide unanimous points decision over Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia. Joshua said he would only take a short holiday before going back into training, hinting that he had neglected his craft in favour of commercial activities ahead of his loss to Ruiz in June.
It was professional and executed in a cool and calm fashion. It was Anthony Joshua regaining his world heavyweight titles. But, let’s not get carried away with the 36 minutes of brilliant boxing the world witnessed in the Middle East. Despite gaining his revenge, this was a different and more vulnerable version of Anthony Joshua.
For all 15 minutes of his post-fight press conference, Andy Ruiz was saying sorry. He apologised to his father, his apologised to trainer, Manny Robles, he apologised for being overweight. This was not the time to try to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes, this was the time to admit you were wrong.
Anthony Joshua OBE (23-1, 21 KOs) recaptured his position as the unified World Heavyweight Champion with a masterful unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz Jr (33-2, 22 KOs) in a rematch that captured the world’s attention. In front of thousands of rabid fans at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Joshua exacted his revenge against Ruiz, who six months ago dethroned the undefeated kingpin in epic fashion at Madison Square Garden in New York. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Manny Robles Video Interview - In the biggest Heavyweight fight of the decade, Anthony Joshua OBE (23-1, 21 KOs) recaptured his position as the unified World Heavyweight Champion with a masterful unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz Jr (33-2, 22 KOs) in a rematch that captured the world’s attention.
British heavyweight star Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) recaptured his position as the unified world heavyweight champion with a masterful unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) in a rematch in front of thousands of rabid fans at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ben Davison, head trainer for heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, was a very interested observer in Saturday's rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz. Joshua reclaimed the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO world titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Ruiz in Saudi Arabia.