Unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Titles Fight
Professional Boxing Match
Diriyah Arena
Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Saturday, 7 December 2019
Andy Ruiz Jr will defend his Unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles for the first time on Saturday.
The Mexican-American boxer won the titles on the 1st of June 2019 after defeating Anthony Joshua, who is now looking to reclaim belts.
Ruiz Jr, 30, has fired a warning to Joshua by stating that he will be faster than he was in the first fight in New York City, USA.
"People haven't seen me cut off the ring. I actually break them down even faster when they try to box me around," Ruiz Jr said.
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"We all have a plan until we get hit, like Mike Tyson would say. I'm pretty sure he will want to box me around.
"One punch can change the fight. That's what happened on June 1. It might be a little harder than the first time. I've got to show my skills, my talent."
Meanwhile, Joshua is a wounded man after suffering his maiden defeat as a professional boxer against Ruiz Jr.
The British boxer's management team triggered the contractual rematch clause with Ruiz Jr a few days after his shock defeat.
Joshua, 30, is heading into the rematch brimming with confidence as he looks to reclaim his titles.
“We haven’t done anything differently mentally. I am a champion. I walked into a boxing gym and three years later I was an Olympic champion," Joshua said.
"I have had one loss but I am not about to become a pussy overnight and not be able to fight.
“I only needed 16 fights to become champion of the world, I have always been a fighter."
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