Six months after being stunned by Andy Ruiz Jr, British boxer Anthony Joshua regains four world heavyweight titles with a comfortable win in Saudi Arabia.
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.
The Clash on the Dunes in Diriyah was for the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles and Joshua dictated the pace from the start with a measured approach that showed he had learned from the mistakes of the past. Going into the 12th and final round, Ruiz needed a knockout to pull off another upset but it never came.
Matchroom Boxing tweet: Scorecards 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 to the winner #AndTheNew Unified World Heavyweight Champion, @anthonyfjoshua!!! TWO TIME!! The belts are coming home! #RuizJoshua2 #ClashOnTheDunes"It was his night, man," said Ruiz as his six-month reign came to an end, calling also for a third encounter that Joshua seemed to welcome.California-based
Ruiz had stopped the previously undefeated champion in the seventh round at New York's Madison Square GardenJoshua described that shock defeat, to a flabby-looking opponent drafted in as a late replacement, as no more than a 'minor setback' and he was happy to make light of it again in victory."I'm used to knocking guys out but last time I realised 'hang on a minute, I hurt the man and I got caught coming in'.
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