One year ago | By Business Insider
Andy Ruiz Jr. failed to defend his world titles, losing all the belts to Anthony Joshua in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Ruiz Jr. rolled out the excuses at the post-fight press conference.
He told the media he was undertrained, overweight, and partied for too many months following his upset win earlier in the year.
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Andy Ruiz Jr. and his team have excused Saturday's defeat to Anthony Joshua on being undertrained, overweight, and for partying for three months.
Ruiz Jr. shook up the boxing world when he dropped Joshua four times en...
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One year ago | By Saint Louis Today
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and having three world heavyweight belts back in his possession.
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One year ago | By Review Journal
Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by beating Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fight to be staged in the Middle East.
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One year ago | By ABC
Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by producing a disciplined and smart display to beat Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fight to be staged in the Middle East.
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One year ago | By National Post
DIRIYAH - Britain's Anthony Joshua beat Andy Ruiz Jr on a unanimous points decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to seize back the heavyweight world championship belts he lost to his Mexican-American opponent in a shock upset last June.
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One year ago | By RT
British heavyweight star Anthony Joshua made no mistake in his heavyweight championship rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr as he comprehensively outboxed the American to reclaim the WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight world titles.
Joshua produced a masterclass of how to work behind a jab as he fought expertly off the back foot as he picked off Ruiz from range and connected with a series of solid right hands to demonstrate the boxing pedigree that helped take him to the Olympic gold medal, and then the top of the heavyweight boxing world.
The performance saw Joshua claim a landslide victory on the...
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One year ago | By RT
RT Sport scored the fight round by round as Anthony Joshua reclaimed the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles. See how we scored the fight as Joshua returned to the top of the heavyweight tree
ROUND 1
Ruiz noticeably more aggressive early on than he was in the first fight, taking the center of the ring and pushing forward. Joshua looking relaxed, but content to work from the outside, popping out the jab. Beautiful right hand lands to the eye of Ruiz and leaves the champion cut. Just the start Joshua wanted.
10-9 JOSHUA
ROUND 2
Ruiz coming forward undeterred by his early cut, but...
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One year ago | By CBS Sports
'AJ' fought a smart, tactical fight on Saturday night to bring his trio of titles back home
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