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Holyfield warns Joshua to change tactics or expect same result against Ruiz

 

Evander Holyfield believes Andy Ruiz Jr can show the world his knockout of Anthony Joshua was no fluke when they face each other again next month.

Evander Holyfield calls out Joshua

Ruiz pulled off one of the greatest upsets in boxing when he inflicted a first defeat on Joshua and took his three world titles.

The pair will meet again in the ring, with the heavyweight titles on the line, in Saudi Arabia on December 7.

Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will run it back on December 7 in Saudi Arabia

Speaking to World Boxing News, he said: “Andy Ruiz Jr. really can fight. He has fast hands and can really hit hard. But don’t nobody seem to know it.

“Everyone is thinking it’s a fluke (that he beat Anthony Joshua the first time), but the guy showed he can get up from being knocked down. He got took down and got back up to win.”

He added: “You look at Ruiz and he doesn’t look like he can fight at all. Nothing tells you he can fight, but he can fight.

“I knew that he could fight because I sparred with him. At the time, I was 46 and he was 19. I couldn’t believe a 19-year-old could be that good and so aggressive, he would chase me down.

Six months after their first, dramatic meeting at Madison Square Garden in June, Joshua will look to reclaim his WBA, WBO and IBF belts in December in Riyadh.

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A purpose-built arena in Diriyah, a suburb of the Saudi capital, is set to host the titanic tussle.

The venue is scheduled to be completed before December’s bout, with work officially starting last month.

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