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Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden on June 1, it was officially announced on Wednesday. Joshua, who is undefeated in 22 fights, was originally due to face Jarrell Miller in his American debut in New York.
Anthony Joshua has argued for more stringent regulations to be put in place when fighters fail doping tests in the wake of Jarrell Miller’s meagre six-month ban. Joshua was set to defend his WBA, IBO, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden, only for the Brooklyn challenger to reportedly test positive for a number of performance enhancing drugs.
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, there is a possibility that Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce will face rising unbeaten prospect Daniel Dubois. The fight has been ordered for the British heavyweight title.
Andy Ruiz Jr. has landed a dream world title shot at heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
Shelly Finkel, the co-manager for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, has indicated that his boxer has a full plate of fights in the works for 2019 - and a unification with Anthony Joshua is more likely for 2020.
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has promised Andy Ruiz Jr will be an exciting opponent for the Briton, with a bout between the heavyweights expected to be announced imminently.
From the moment he heard his name mentioned, Michael Hunter didn’t waste any time to ask if he was really in contention or just being used as bait. If there was a real chance to face Anthony Joshua, he wanted to make sure he was the first to apply for the job.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is not excited by a potential fight between Andy Ruiz and IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua was scheduled to face Jarrell Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
While many outlets have reported that a deal has been finalized to match WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO champion Anthony Joshua (22-0) against Andy Ruiz (32-1), sources close to Ruiz have informed BoxingScene.com that there are still a few minor details to be worked out. The fight could be finalized as soon as tomorrow. Fox's Mike Coppinger first reported the news.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is no stranger to stirring up the pot. According to Whyte, the sport of boxing has a real problem with fighters using performance enhancing drugs - and he believes there are many boxers who are "legally cheating" - and he believes WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF champion Anthony Joshua is among the culprits.