According to British superstar Anthony Joshua, he's been taking advice on his training regime and diet from former foe Wladimir Klitschko, who ruled the heavyweight division for a decade before losing a twelve round decision to Tyson Fury in November 2015.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is less than a week away from his rematch with Anthony Joshua, which takes place on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz created a major shocker back in June, when he entered the ring as a late replacement and dropped Joshua four times for a seventh round stoppage.
Andy Ruiz Jr. provided an emphatic reminder six months ago that odds-makers sometimes get it entirely wrong. Most Las Vegas and Internet handicappers installed Anthony Joshua as at least a 20-1 favorite to defeat Ruiz in the days leading up to their June 1 fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. An underestimated Ruiz wasn’t quite a Buster Douglas-like underdog, but his seventh-round stoppage of Joshua amounted to the biggest heavyweight championship upset since Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis in the fifth round 18 years earlier in Brakpan, South Africa.
IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz was nervous as he entered the ring to face Anthony Joshua back in June at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ruiz took that fight on late notice, after original opponent Jarrell Miller was pulled after testing positive for banned substances in three drug tests.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is prepared to "mentally" break down Anthony Joshua in their upcoming rematch. Ruiz will face Joshua for a second time on December 7th in Saudi Arabia. In June, Ruiz captured his four belts with a seventh round stoppage of Joshua, who went down four times in the bout.
WBA super middleweight world champion Callum Smith is expecting to see a better version of Anthony Joshua, when the British superstar faces Andy Ruiz in a rematch. Next Saturday night, in Saudi Arabia, Joshua will challenge Ruiz for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles. When they met in June, Joshua was a massive favorite to come away with the victory.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson does not agree with Andy Ruiz's decision to slim down for his rematch with Anthony Joshua. The second bout takes place on December 7th in Saudi Arabia.
Heavyweight World Champion Andy Ruiz Jr has been knocked out…by the iconic venue in Saudi Arabia where the Clash On The Dunes, his colossal rematch with Anthony Joshua, is set to take place. The American-Mexican fighter – known as 'The Destroyer' - toured the custom-built Diriyah Arena in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site ahead of the epic bout on December 7.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz held nothing back when he came to face to face with Anthony Joshua for a "Gloves Are Off" special on Sky Sports. When they fought back in June, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz dropped Joshua four times before the contest was stopped in the seventh round.
Rob McCracken, the head trainer for Anthony Joshua, admits there is no room for error in the rematch with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO Andy Ruiz. Joshua will face Ruiz in a rematch on December 7th in Saudi Arabia.