Anthony Joshua unveiled a more athletic and less musclebound physique before warning Andy Ruiz Jr that their rematch will be “a marathon not a sprint”. Joshua’s hint at dragging his conqueror into the later rounds will be put to the test on Saturday with ring-walks from 8.30pm. Former champion Joshua…
Tyson Fury has warned Anthony Joshua about losing muscle and changing his style for his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. After his shock defeat at Madison Square Garden on June 1, Joshua has the chance to win back his titles as he faces Ruiz in Saudi Arabia on December 7.…
Mexico’s first unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr says Anthony Joshua is “not good at boxing”. Ruiz, 29, who stunned Joshua to win the IBF, WBA, WBO titles on 1 June, is under contract to take a rematch has vowed to beat Joshua when they fight again. The rematch…
The much-anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will be finalised next week with New York’s Madison Square Garden and a number of British venues under consideration promoter Eddie Hearn reveals. Ruiz produced one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight boxing history to take Joshua’s IBF, WBO and…
Anthony Joshua says he has no excuses for his shock defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr, in which he lost his IBF, WBO and WBA world titles. The loss in New York was the first of Joshua’s 23-fight professional career and he has dismissed suggestions anything was wrong with him. “I…
Anthony Joshua vowed to “get the belts back” after calling his sensational heavyweight world-title defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr a “minor setback”. Joshua, 29, was floored four times as Ruiz defied underdog status to win in seven rounds and deliver a true shock to the sport at Madison Square Garden.…
Anthony Joshua was shocked by Andy Ruiz Jr in a monumental heavyweight upset at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. Joshua was floored four times and beaten in seven stunning rounds in a result to rival any surprise in the sport’s illustrious history. The previously unbeaten world…
Anthony Joshua wants face-to-face talks with Deontay Wilder to thrash out a unification showdown with the American after he “shines” against Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua defends his IBF, WBO and WBA ‘Super’ heavyweight titles against Ruiz Jr on his US debut at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday…
American professional boxer Jarrell Miller has recorded an “adverse finding” in a dope test ahead of his world title unification fight with Anthony Joshua. The former kickboxer is due to fight IBF, WBA, and WBO champion Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But the American,…
Deontay Wilder has ruled out a fight for the undisputed championship at heavyweight against Anthony Joshua in 2019. Wilder said that he will be fighting Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) in 2020. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, won’t like the news, of course, because he’s been banging the drum for the Joshua-Wilder…
