Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF heavyweight title against mandatory challenge Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur’s 62,000-seater stadium on June 20th. Joshua regained the IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles in December when he avenged June’s loss to Andy Ruiz comfortably defeating the Mexican via decision over 12 rounds. The 30-year-old will now face his first defence as champion …
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Promoter Eddie Hearn has said a unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury “will happen” with talks already underway. Joshua is currently the reigning WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion after his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in their rematch in Saudi Arabia in December. Fury, meanwhile, claimed the WBC heavyweight belt following his defeat of Deontay Wilder …
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Rory McIlroy has turned down an invitation to compete at next month’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia. He’s not on his own, however, as 15-time Major champion Tiger Woods revealed that he also turned down the chance to compete in the second-ever Saudi International. McIlroy refused to deny that he had been offered a €2.5m offer to play the …
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I’ve got to speak to the IBF and the WBO and see who goes first. I think it sounds like it’s the IBF, For those of you hoping to see Anthony Joshua fight one of the heavyweight boxing’s biggest names in his next fight, look away now. The Londoner is back on top of the world after regaining his heavyweight …
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WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has criticised Anthony Joshua’s style following his win over Andy Ruiz Jr while outlining that he doesn’t believe a unification bout between the two will happen. Joshua regained the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night as he tactically out-boxed Ruiz Jr to avenge his defeat from June. The win …
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Andy Ruiz Jr admitted that he let the celebrations get the better of him following his heavyweight title win as he was defeated by Anthony Joshua in the highly anticipated rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Ruiz Jr caused one of boxing’s biggest ever upset as he defeated Joshua in Madison Square Garden in June, despite only stepping into …
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Anthony Joshua will look to bounce back from one of the biggest upsets in the history of boxing as he gets a second crack at Andy Ruiz Jr in December. For a while, it did seem as though agreeing on a neutral venue would be the only thing delaying an immediate rematch between these two but now, according to The Athletic, …
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Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr are set to head to Saudi Arabia for their highly anticipated rematch on December 7, according to The Telegraph. After stepping in on short-notice, Ruiz Jr sensationally stopped the British heavyweight to claim the IBF, WBO and WBA titles back in June. A rematch was rumoured almost immediately with Gareth A. Davies claiming an …
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WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr has said that he will be even more prepared for his rematch with Anthony Joshua which is rumoured to take place later this year. The 29-year-old returned to Imperial, California for a parade in his honour following his shock win on June 1 in Madison Square Gardens. The fight …
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Tyson Fury has made his thoughts clear how a showdown between himself and Anthony Joshua’s conqueror Andy Ruiz Jr. would go. Speaking post-fight, Fury gave praise to the Mexican heavyweight for his soon-to-be-legendary victory over the heavily-favoured Anthony Joshua earlier this month. With that being said, he made it very clear that a fight between Ruiz and either himself or …
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Eddie Hearn has confirmed that he is interested in making an immediate rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua following last night’s shocking seventh-round TKO victory for the Mexican. If 2019 provides a greater shock to the system than the one we witnessed in Madison Square Garden last night, it will come as one helluva surprise. Ruiz managed to …
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Andy Ruiz Jr. left the world in a collective state of shock last night, TKO’ing the heavily-favoured champion Anthony Joshua in Madison Square Garden. And it really was a massive shock – one that will be remembered amongst the biggest upsets the sport has ever known. Not that the talents possessed by Ruiz were any surprise to those in-the-know, but …
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Boxing fans will have to wait a while before seeing Deontay Wilder face off against Anthony Joshua following the news that the Bronze Bomber is set to face Luis Ortiz in a rematch of their 2018 bout. The WBC Heavyweight champion made the announcement last night via Twitter. Wilder v Ortiz II 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 To all my fans,I want to announce …
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Deontay Wilder’s comments ahead of his Brooklyn showdown against Dominic Breazeale have earned him some harsh words from the president of the WBC. Wilder caught quite a bit of criticism for claiming in the past that he would like to embellish his own notoriety with a death on his record. In the lead-up to his showdown against top divisional contender …
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Anthony Joshua’s next opponent, Jarrell Miller, has returned an “adverse finding” in a drug-testing sample, according to promoter, Eddie Hearn. The American boxer is due to fight Joshua in a heavyweight title unification bout on June 1 in Madison Square Garden, having never fought for a world title before. The random drugs test, carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association …
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It looks like 2019 may well be one of the biggest years in heavyweight boxing history after 2018 saw three men put their hands up and claim to be the world’s best. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder squared off a little over a month ago in a fight that will go down in heavyweight folklore following a controversial draw. Many …
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Dillian Whyte ended his rivalry with Dereck Chisora to stake his claim for a rematch with Anthony Joshua. Whyte edged out a split decision win when the two last met, but Chisora, who looked to be in his best shape to-date, was fancied by some to even the score at the O2 Arena. And it was indeed ‘Del Boy’ who …
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In the thrill of the Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury mania, it seemed as though another heavyweight king had been forgotten about. Anthony Joshua, however, is keen to remind everyone that, it’s still the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion who the world should be talking about. With Wilder and Fury fighting to a split decision draw in …
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