The biggest night of Anthony Joshua’s career is here as he aims to reclaim the IBF, WBA (Super) and WBO heavyweight world titles against Andy Ruiz Jr.
Six months on from a night that rocked sport, Joshua comes up against the only man to ever make him look ordinary in the boxing ring.
The Briton has been on the road to redemption and is out to become just the fourth man to regain a heavyweight world title at the first of asking in a rematch in the division’s 127-year history.
UK start time: Ringwalks have been confirmed for 8:45pm GMT tonight.
TV channel/live stream: Sky Sports Box Office.
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Date, UK start time and venue
The ‘Clash On The Dunes’ takes place tonight in an open-air venue in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia – the first heavyweight title fight to take place in the country.
Ringwalks for the main event are expected to take place around 8:30pm GMT.
Will there be a live stream? How can I watch it?
Joshua vs Ruiz 2 will be live on Sky Sports Box Office.
UK customers can purchase the fight for £24.95. Online bookings can be made here or via your Sky remote.
Sky Sports Box Office is also now available on BT TV.
Weigh-in results
Anthony Joshua: 237lbs
Andy Ruiz Jr: 283.7lbs
Undercard
- Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter
- Filip Hrgovic vs Eric Molina
- Mahammadrasul Majidov vs Tom Little
- Diego Pacheco vs Selemani Saidi
- Hopey Price vs Swedi Mohamed
- Majid Al Naqbi vs Ilia Beruashvili
- Zuhayr Al Qahtani vs Omar Dusary
Prediction
Was what we saw last June a freak result? Joshua has the natural boxing attributes to get the better of Ruiz - if he keeps his concentration and discipline.
But it remains to be seen if he has learned from those mistakes he made in New York - getting drawn into a fight against the skilled Mexican again is a huge risk.
Up close, Ruiz is too dangerous for him - AJ might be best served avoiding those exchanges and keeping the shorter man at bay. It might not be the prettiest method, but it could be the most effective.
Ultimately, whether or not Joshua has the mental edge for this will decide it. Being dropped four times by Ruiz - having previously hit the mat just once as a pro - leaves him in a tough place to come back from.
But having admitted he underestimated Ruiz the first time around, Joshua will surely be at his most focused.
Joshua to win via TKO in late rounds.
