Andy Ruiz: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua Media Day Photos Gallery - Matchroom Boxing are delighted to have partnered with Boxpark to stage two official screening events for the colossal Heavyweight World title rematch between Mexico’s Andy Ruiz Jr and Britain’s Anthony Joshua taking place on Saturday December 7. (photos by Mark Robinson)
International Boxing Hall of Fame member Larry Merchant was in Las Vegas earlier this month for the Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev showdown. The fight was very close through 10 rounds before Alvarez ended the fight in the 11th round with a 2 punch knockout victory.
WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz is clapping back at Anthony Joshua's repeated comments that he was decked by a lucky shot in the third round of their contest. In their June encounter, Ruiz was dropped by a counter, but got up to his feet and engaged Joshua - landing a hard crack to the temple - and then dropped Joshua twice, in the same round. Two more knockdowns in the seventh and Ruiz secured the stoppage win.
Former rivals Tony Bellew and David Haye came together for a recent Sky Sports special, and had a difference of opinion when it came to subject of Anthony Joshua's TKO defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz. Back on June 1, Joshua suffered the first defeat of his pro career when he was dropped four times and stopped in the seventh round of action.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder expects Andy Ruiz to be just as hungry for his upcoming rematch with Anthony Joshua. Ruiz will defend the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles against Joshua on December 7th in Saudi Arabia.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes Anthony Joshua can still bounce back if he loses next month in the highly anticipated rematch with Andy Ruiz. Back in June, Ruiz scored a huge upset when he dropped Joshua four times for a seventh round TKO to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles.
Luis Ortiz—and specifically, his team—turned down a chance to face Anthony Joshua earlier this year, but couldn’t have been more thrilled for the heavyweight who landed the assignment. Andy Ruiz became the replacement appointment of choice to face England’s Joshua (22-1, 21KOs), whom he dropped four times en route to a 7th round knockout this past June in one of the biggest heavyweight title upsets in history. The opportunity was first offered to Ortiz, whose team declined in ultimately landing on a rematch with Deontay Wilder (41-0-1, 40KOs).
Heavyweight contender 'Prince' Charles Martin is still very much focused on landing another world title shot. Martin captured the IBF world title back in 2016 with a stoppage of Czar Glazkov, but his reign lasted for only one fight as he was knocked out a few months later by Anthony Joshua.
Few were on record in backing Andy Ruiz to pull off his massive upset knockout win over Anthony Joshua earlier this year. Plenty are on board with the belief that boxing’s first ever heavyweight titlist from Mexico will repeat the feat in December. Chief among them is the sport’s lone other claimant to the heavyweight throne.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz believes Anthony Joshua is worried about their upcoming rematch in Saudi Arabia on December 7. Back in June, Ruiz shocked the sport when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round knockout to capture the unified crown at Madison Square Garden in New York City.