Anthony Joshua will be using his rematch clause in his contract with Andy Ruiz Jr. to make the second fight with the American later this year likely in November. According to ESPN, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says AJ has the final say so for the location of the fight.
George Groves wants Anthony Joshua to step back into the ring and face Andy Ruiz Jr. in an immediate rematch without letting any time go by. Groves feels that Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) wasn’t fully “switched on” for the fight for whatever reason last Saturday night when he got worked over for seven rounds by Ruiz.
Callum Smith wants to do a job on his much smaller challenger Hassan N’Dam this Saturday night to ensure that he keeps alive his hopes of a big money fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez. Smith (25-0, 18 KOs) is defending his WBA Super World super middleweight title against the 35-year-old former WBA 160-pound champion N’Dam (37-3, 21 KOs), who has been picked out from the middleweight division specifically for this fight. Smith’s promoter wants Smith to win and look good.
Boxing is and always has been a brutal sport. It is not The X-Factor or American Idol nor is it the WWF. It is a sport where if ill-equipped, lives are on the line. The squared circle is no place for manufactured superstars.
Joe Joyce will be taking a step up in class on July 13 in taking on former heavyweight title challenger Bryant Jennings (24-3, 14 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England. It’s unknown at this time how many rounds the Joyce vs. Jennings fight will be.
by Marlon Bernardino
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds: (Standard Competition, 12 player's field, single round-robin format)
The Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman hype is real and it's drawing a lot of strong opinions from fans and boxing professionals alike. Among them is Terence Crawford, who says that he wants WBA Super World welterweight champ Keith Thurman to beat Manny Pacquiao in their upcoming fight on July 20, and proceeds to say that he wants Thurman to move on to bigger fights.
Anthony Joshua says challenger Andy Ruiz Jr. is on the same threat level to him as WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) insists that Ruiz Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs) is right up there with those two guys.
Joshua has tried to let the fans know during his news conferences that Ruiz Jr. isn’t being overlooked. However, Joshua is going a little too far with his praise of Ruiz Jr. by putting him in the same class as Wilder in terms of him being a threat.
LAS VEGAS (May 29, 2019) — Jesse "Hollywood" Hart and Sullivan Barrera understand high stakes and are coming to Las Vegas, intent on cashing in with a potential world title shot on the line. Hart and Barrera will square off in a 10-round light heavyweight bout Saturday, June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Hart-Barrera will serve as the co-feature to lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s title defense against unbeaten German challenger Tom Schwarz.
