He had been scheduled to fight Jarrell Miller but the New York State Athletic Commission refused to sanction the fight after Miller failed a drugs test. So I want to carry that weight well so my punches are going to hit harder.” Joshua brings an undefeated record of 22 wins, including 21 knockouts, to the ring against Ruiz (32-1, 21 KOs). “We’re fighting someone big, someone taller than me. “That was the game plan,” Ruiz told reporters. The 29-year-old hopes the pounds will help him overcome his height and reach disadvantage. While the 1.98m tall Briton came in at 247-1/2 pounds for his debut fight in the United States, Ruiz tipped the scales at 268 pounds during Friday’s weigh in. Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Ruiz, who is looking to become the first Mexican heavyweight champion. hopes to use his extra weight as a weapon against heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua when the pair meet at Madison Square Garden on Sunday (AEST). The decision was met with sheer shock as Persoon shook her index finger in the direction of the judges before storming out of the ring in “disgust” and in tears.Īndy Ruiz Jr. One judge scored the contest a draw, while the remaining two gave the nod to Taylor to make her the undisputed WBA lightweight champion. Taylor was bombarded in the late rounds by Persoon and seemed like she knew which was the result was going to go, but the judges had other ideas. The main card has kicked off in absolutely incredible circumstances with Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon leaving the crowd standing and applauding.īoth fighters were out on their fight when the final bell rang out after a 10 round slugfest, but those sitting ringside and in the commentary booth were predicting a win for the challenger. The sound of the snap when Smith landed the big right on the chin of Ndam was devastating. Round 7: IT’S OVER! Andy Ruiz Jr has pulled off the biggest upset you’ll ever see by taking down Anthony Joshua Round 6: Ruiz pressed the pace as the champ backed up with his hands down and looked to be completely out on his feet. He did land the only telling blow of the round to level it up. Round 5: After the chaos of the third round the action has slowed down with Joshua keen to stay away from the power of Ruiz. Round 4: Joshua got his legs back under him, but it was Ruiz who again won the round and now takes the lead on the cards. Round 3: What a round! Joshua knocked Ruiz down in the early stages of the round before Ruiz responded in huge fashion by flooring the champion twice. Round 2: The champ is slowly asserting his physical dominance over the challenger with a telling right hand and left hook leaving the biggest mark of the round. Ruiz attempted to get inside but couldn’t land anything telling. Round 1: A feeling out round from both fighters as Joshua circled around the ring and tried to work his jab behind the monster reach advantage. The heavyweight belts are on the line for Joshua as Ruiz looks to cause the upset. Given next to no chance of winning the fight, Ruiz Jr took control midway through the third round and never took his foot off the gas.īoth fighters have completed their entrances to the ring, the anthems have been sung and it’s go time. The undefeated heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been chopped down by challenger Andy Ruiz Jr in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. I cannot wait to fight Usyk, AJ, whoever is out there, I'm f- you up because I'm the baddest motherf- on the planet.Katie Taylor defeats Delfine Persoon - Majority decision 95-95, 96-94 x 2Ĭallum Smith defeats Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam - Round 3 KOĪndy Ruiz Jr defeats Anthony Joshua - Round 7 TKO So, I'm looking to fight anybody, any place, anytime, anywhere. Who's out there? Who's available? Zhang, he was a good little fight but Joyce wants his rematch so that's not happening now. Andy Ruiz Jr has asked for 20 million, silly little b!tch don't know where he's got that from. I've tried to fight some little midget Usyk and he's not wanted anything, I've tried to fight AJ, he don't want no smoke. "I've not fought since December through no fault of my own. But I just wanted to say to everybody that I want to knock out all these motherf- out and I'm ready to rumble. "I've been off Instagram for a while, I've been on holiday, I've been chilling, I've been eating, I've been doing all sorts of sh!t. After Ruiz's request, Fury's handlers turned their attention to Zhang Zhilei - but the Chinese heavyweight is now tied to a contracted rematch with Joe Joyce. Fury was slated to have a fight in the summer, but there have been issues with finalizing the opponent.Īccording to Fury, former unified champion Andy Ruiz demanded a sum of $20 million for the fight.
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