Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.

Date	June 1, 2019
Venue	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Anthony Joshua Andy Ruiz Jr. Nickname "AJ" "Destroyer" Hometown Watford, Hertfordshire, UK Imperial, California, U.S. Pre-fight record 22–0 (21 KO) 32–1 (21 KO) Age 29 years, 7 months 29 years, 8 months Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight 247.8 lb (112 kg) 268 lb (122 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion The Ring/TBRB No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight WBA No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight WBO No. 11 Ranked Heavyweight IBF No. 14 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Ruiz Jr. wins via 7th-round TKO

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between undefeated and unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO champion Anthony Joshua, and former world title challenger Andy Ruiz Jr. The bout took place on June 1, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Joshua was originally scheduled to face undefeated WBA No. 2 and WBO No. 3 ranked heavyweight Jarrell Miller, who was replaced by Ruiz Jr. after Miller failed three drug tests.^[1]

After coming in as a 25–1 underdog, in a shocking upset, Ruiz Jr. won the match via technical knockout in the seventh round,^[2][3] ending Joshua's undefeated record and becoming the new unified heavyweight champion. Ruiz became the only American boxer to win the unified heavyweight championship since Hasim Rahman in 2001. The fight is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, drawing comparisons to Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas in 1990 and Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman in 2001.