Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Barry Hearn, the head of Matchroom Sport, feels very confident that Anthony Joshua will get revenge on December 7th, when he faces Andy Ruiz in a rematch in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz captured the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles when he stopped Joshua in seven rounds on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Former two division champion Paulie Malignaggi expects a far more competitive fight when heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz collide for a second time. Ruiz became a major player back in June, when he came in on late notice and stopped Joshua in seven rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes Anthony Joshua and his handlers made a big mistake in taking an immediate rematch with Andy Ruiz. Back in June, Ruiz captured the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua, has warned that his boxer is very hungry to crush Andy Ruiz in their scheduled rematch. Ruiz captured the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO world titles when he shocked the boxing world when he dropped Joshua four times, before the contest was stopped back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Anthony Joshua is rallying behind his former Olympic teammate, Luke Campbell. Joshua and Campbell captured gold medals at the 2012 Olympic games in London. This Saturday night at the O2 Arena, Campbell will face one of the sport's pound for pound best, Vasiliy Lomachenko, for the WBC, WBA, WBO lightweight world titles.
Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez was very impressed with the huge victory by his countryman, Andy Ruiz. Back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz dropped heavy favorite Anthony Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage.
Former unified cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk, if he had his way, would love to face the winner of the upcoming rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua, who on December 7th will battle for the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO world heavyweight titles.
Tyson Fury is still favoring Andy Ruiz to come out on top, when he defends his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua on December 7th. The rematch is taking place in the unexpected location of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia.
DANIEL DUBOIS RECKONS it is a shame that Lennox Lewis and Anthony Joshua are not able to settle their differences in the ring. Former undisputed heavyweight king Lewis and ex-world champion Joshua have been sniping at each other across social media since the 2012 Olympic gold medallist was parted from his belts in a sensational fashion by the previously unheralded Andy Ruiz in New York back in June.
This Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, heavyweight contender Hughie Fury will face former champion Alexander Povetkin at the O2 Arena in London. The fight is part of the undercard to the lightweight clash between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell.