Anthony Joshua faces a make-or-break rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr to reclaim his four world heavyweight belts in Saudi Arabia.
The 29-year-old British star was stunned by Ruiz when the pair met at Madison Square Garden in June. Joshua vs Ruiz 2 Live stream
Joshua was knocked down four times by the Mexican fighter – who was 25/1 with many bookies going into the fight – before the fight was called off in the seventh round.
Ruiz now holds the IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA (Super) Heavyweight title belts, but Joshua will be keen to grab them all back in one piece when the pair step back into the ring in December.
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Anthony Joshua faces a make-or-break rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr to reclaim his 4 world heavyweight belts in Saudi Arabia. Joshua was knocked down 4 instances by the Mexican fighter – who was 25/1 with many bookies going into the combat – earlier than the combat was referred to as off within the seventh spherical. Ruiz now holds the IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA (Tremendous) Heavyweight title belts, however Joshua will probably be eager to seize all of them again in a single piece when the pair step again into the ring in December.
When is joshua vs ruiz 2 date ?
The combat takes place on Saturday seventh December 2019.The Joshua v Ruiz broadcast is anticipated to start out round 9:00pm UK time with Saudi Arabia three hours forward of GMT.
The place is Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr going down?
The combat will probably be held at a specially-constructed open-air venue in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.The winner of the December 7th rematch between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua could vacate one of the titles, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. He says that the IBF and WBO mandatory are both due next at the same time. One of those two titles will be vacated. Joshua vs Ruiz Jr undercard
It’ll be up to the winner of the Joshua-Ruiz rematch to decide which belt to vacate. Kubrat Pulev (27-1, 14 KOs) is the International Boxing Federation mandatory challenger, and the WBO mandatory is former unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs). Hearn co-promotes the 32-year-old Usyk, who recently made his heavyweight debut in beating Chazz Witherspoon last Saturday night on DAZN.
The 38-year-old Pulev might be the easier mandatory for the Joshua vs. Ruiz Jr. rematch to deal with. Pulev won’t use a lot of movement, and angles in a fight against the winner of the Joshua-Ruiz rematch. Further, Pulev is older than the 32-year-old Usyk, and there to be hit.If the WBO belt is vacated by the winner of the Joshua-Ruiz 2 rematch, then Usyk will likely be installed as the new World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion. It’s doubtful that the WBO would order Usyk to fight the next highest ranked available contender for the vacated title. Joshua vs Ruiz 2 tickets
