• Boxer pledges to ‘get titles back’ after shock loss to Andy Ruiz Jr
• Eddie Hearn promises UK rematch in November or December
Anthony Joshua confirmed his intent to enforce an immediate return fight with Andy Ruiz Jr, admitting he was so confident in the run-up to his astounding defeat he had not bothered asking whether a rematch clause was in the contract.
The shock of Saturday’s extraordinary upset was still palpable inside Madison Square Garden when the former champion finally spoke early on Sunday morning after suffering four knockdowns in a one-sided defeat that cost him his the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles and his undefeated record.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham in New York
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/02/anthony-joshua-rematch-andy-ruiz-jr under the title “Anthony Joshua: ‘I was so confident, I didn’t even ask about a rematch clause’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
