BREAKING: Andy Ruiz knocks out Anthony Joshua, takes three world titles
Anthony Joshua’s bid to make a splash in his US debut
ended in misery for the three belts heavyweight world champion with a
stunning loss to underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden on
Saturday.
Ruiz recorded a monster upset, knocking down Britain’s Joshua four
times to take the World Boxing Association, International Boxing
Federation and World Boxing Organization titles.
Ruiz came into the fight as a massive 20-1 underdog. But he won it in
the middle of the seventh round when the referee stopped it at 1:26 of
the round after the fourth knockdown.
Ruiz, sent to the canvas once himself, knocked Joshua down twice in the third round and twice more in the seventh.
Joshua had a massive height and reach advantage as he weighed in at a
chiselled 255 pounds compared to the portly Ruiz, who beefed up to 268
pounds compared to 250 for his most recent fight.
Ruiz, who has won four fights in a row, looked fearless and poised
while Joshua — who had won all 22 of his previous bouts — never seemed
to recover from the first knockdown early in the third.
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