Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter of Anthony Joshua, has personally seen a re-lit fire in the mental frame of the British star. Back in June, Joshua seemed mentally exhausted when he dropped four times and stopped in the seventh round by Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Go ahead… ask yourself. When was the last time a fighter who won as a prohibitive underdog suddenly transformed into a smart-money pick – if not exactly a consensus betting favorite – when the time came for a rematch? Call it the Andy Ruiz Jr. story. Circa 2019. For those somehow unaware, the amiable Californian – looking more...
Andy Ruiz. greeted the royal family, media and fans at a huge grand arrival ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of his rematch this Saturday with Anthony Joshua. In June, Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) spoiled the U.S. debut of then-undefeated heavyweight kingpin Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs), leaving New York as the unified IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO world heavyweight champion.
Heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua has brushed away the claims that he quit in the seventh round of his TKO defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz, which took place back in June at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Anthony Joshua has dismissed any suggestions that he will retire from boxing win or lose after his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday, insisting he has not yet reached the end of the 15-year “sentence” he gave himself when first taking up the sport. Joshua, 30, will earn the biggest purse of his career, rumoured to be around $50 million, despite being the challenge when he takes on Ruiz in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Andy Ruiz Media Arrival Photos Gallery - An iconic fight needs a spectacular venue and few can compare to the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia which is now ready for a historic night as the Clash On The Dunes sees World Champion Andy Ruiz Jr take on Anthony Joshua.
Anthony Joshua Media Arrival Photos Gallery - An iconic fight needs a spectacular venue and few can compare to the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia which is now ready for a historic night as the Clash On The Dunes sees World Champion Andy Ruiz Jr take on Anthony Joshua.
Andy Ruiz Jr has warned Anthony Joshua that he could beat him "even faster" than he did when he ripped the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO belts from 'AJ' on a memorable night at Madison Square Garden in New York back in June.
Photos Gallery Diriyah Arena - In less than a week Saudi Arabia will host what is regarded as one of the biggest sporting events to ever be staged in the Middle East, the highly-anticipated Heavyweight World Championship fight dubbed ‘Clash on the Dunes’ presented by Public Investment Fund (PIF).
LAS VEGAS – Lennox Lewis realizes there were glaring financial factors that enticed Eddie Hearn to bring the Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz Jr. rematch to Saudi Arabia. The former heavyweight champion can’t help but think, though, that Joshua would’ve been better served by boxing Ruiz in England this time around. Lewis feels Joshua was out of sorts when Ruiz upset him six months ago in part because Joshua fought outside the United Kingdom for the first time that night.