British fighter, Anthony Joshua
has provided the latest update on his rematch with Mexican fighter, Andy Ruiz
Jr.
The 29-year-old disclosed that he
wants his rematch with Ruiz to take place in Cardiff.
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 Anthony
Joshua rematch in the UK.
Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, had last week confirmed that Anthony Joshua’s rematch
with Andy Ruiz Jr will take place at a neutral venue.
“Ruiz, I’ve seen he’s done a lot
of talking about what he wants, but he don’t call the shots in that sense, it’s
a team effort,” Joshua told Sky Sports.
“It’s fine, I don’t mind fighting
him in America, I’ve done it before, and I’d love to fight here because I had
no reason to go in the first place. I went there off my own back, so for the
rematch now, I would love it to be in Cardiff, however, [if] it’s going to be
on neutral ground, Ruiz is the champ, we’ll kind of make some calls as well in
that situation.
“But I’m going to battle for it
to be in the UK, because it’s my stomping ground. I done one out there, so
let’s do the rematch here.
“I think it will be amazing
before the year is out and I’ll definitely be having a lovely new year with my
family.”
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