American heavyweight boxer, Deontay Wilder, has backed Mexican fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr to beat British fighter, AnthonyJoshua in their rematch scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia on 7 December.
Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has confirmed that both AnthonyJoshua and Andy Ruiz Jr have signed contracts for a rematch. Just last week, Ruiz refused to sign off on the rematch with Joshua unless he gets a much higher purse.
Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said AnthonyJoshua has not decided to "cash out" in the Andy Ruiz Jr rematch, but has taken a greater risk by agreeing the world title fight in Saudi Arabia.
Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has backed British fighter, AnthonyJoshua to beat Mexican-American fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr in their heavyweight rematch.
On Tuesday, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, confirmed that AnthonyJoshua has triggered the immediate rematch clause in his contract, after his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr.
According to Hearn, Cardiff is still the front-runner and also the favourite to host the rematch fight between the two boxers. We reported that Ruiz never wanted an AnthonyJoshuarematch in the UK.
American heavyweight boxer, Deontay Wilder, has criticised British fighter, AnthonyJoshua for the tactics he used in his victory over Mexican-American fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.
Andy Ruiz Jr has demanded £40million to rematchAnthonyJoshua in the UK. The Mexican fighter shocked the boxing world last weekend, after dropping Joshua four times, before stopping him in the seventh round.
British fighter, AnthonyJoshua has been advised by his trainer, Robert McCracken, on how to beat Mexican fighter, Andy Ruiz in their rematch scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia on 7 December.
Former boxer, David Haye, has warned AnthonyJoshua's team to take the Andy Ruiz Jr rematch, if they know the reason for his defeat and not just attempt to repair his reputation.
Joshua plans to regain the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles that were lost to Andy Ruiz Jr in a rematch on December 7, with McCracken still by his side.
Joshua's world heavyweight title reign and unbeaten record were ended by a stunning defeat to Ruiz Jr in New York in June this year. Ruiz never wanted an AnthonyJoshuarematch in the UK.
Andy Ruiz Jr has hit back at AnthonyJoshua's wish for their rematch to be held in the UK as negotiations over the location of the fight continue. The Mexican shocked Joshua in New York to claim the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles.
The Mexican boxer shocked the world by beating AnthonyJoshua on Saturday night, knocking the Brit down four times before forcing a seventh-round stoppage. Doing so made him become the WBA, WBO, IBO, and IBF heavyweight champion.