If Wilder can make it past his two significant tests, a title unification bout with Ruiz might become the biggest fight in the division. If Joshua cannot defeat Ruiz, we may never see that fight. Instead, Wilder has agreed to face Luis Ortiz in September and rematch Tyson Fury in the early part of 2020. ![]() ![]() Fans had been anticipating a mega fight between Joshua and WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder, but the two never came to an agreement. There is an immediate rematch clause, and Joshua said he expected to exercise it before the end of the year, and that the second fight would take place in the United Kingdom. I've strongly considered it, but can't pull the trigger I had a feeling, but admittedly, I didn't have the heart to pick him to pull the upset. Many critics poked fun at his stature and didn't give him much of a chance to win. Ruiz is now one of the most improbable champions the sport has ever seen. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) Getty WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Championships title fight at Madison Square Garden, New York. Joshua was done.Īnthony Joshua (left) is counted down by referee Mike Griffen against Andy Ruiz Jr in the WBA, IBF. There could have been some controversy, but in the end, the right call was made. He looked like a beaten fighter, and the fight was stopped. After the last knockdown, Joshua couldn't answer the referee's commands to his satisfaction, and the Brit had already spit his mouthpiece out. Again, he launched his assault after Joshua seemingly hurt him with his own power shot. In the seventh, Ruiz completed his masterpiece by dropping Joshua two more times. His body language in the sixth was especially troubling as Ruiz started to land hard body shots. He also looked to be exhausted and completely out of sorts. In the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds, Joshua tried to regain his composure, but he struggled to find his legs. Joshua barely made it out of the round and may have gotten a break from the referee when he didn't answer the call to walk forward. Moments later, Ruiz would drop Joshua again. Ruiz took advantage and scored his own knockdown. He clipped Joshua with his own left hook on the ear. ![]() Joshua went in for the kill, but he got careless, and the sturdy Ruiz was waiting. Joshua rocked Ruiz and dropped him with a picture-perfect left hook. Championships title fight at Madison Square Garden, New York. He suffered his only loss when he faced Josh Taylor in 2019 (via majority decision, bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ boxing Fights of the Year 2019, Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor), after this match he has won five bouts defeating Jose Zepeda ( Jose Zepeda vs Regis Prograis) and Danielito Zorrilla in his last two ( Regis Prograis vs Danielito Zorrilla).Anthony Joshua (right) in action against Andy Ruiz Jr in the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World. His opponent, the Wbc super-Lw champion Regis Prograis, has a boxing record of 29-1-0 ( 24 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.2 in the light welterweight division (currently the #1 is Teofimo Lopez). In his last three fights he has beat twice George Kambosos ( George Kambosos Jnr vs Devin Haney I and Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jnr 2) and once Vasyl Lomachenko (controversial decision, Devin Haney vs Vasyl Lomachenko). The undefeated Ibf, Wba, Wbc and Wbo Lw champ Devin Haney entered this fight with a perfect record of 30-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world. Ruiz took place June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Prograis vs Haney is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 9th, at the Chase Center in San Francisco (California, USA), in a 12-round light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg) bout it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBC world super-lightweight title (Prograis’ second defense). Anthony Joshua full fight video highlights from boxing’s big main event above, courtesy of DAZN. Review by :, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
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