Andy the ‘destroyer’ Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) spoiled the long-awaited U.S. debut for British African poster boy Anthony Joshua(22-1,21 KOs) at the ‘citadel of shocks’, the Madison Square Garden in the United States of American.
Anthony Joshua was simply floored by the Mexican-American who sent the now-former world heavyweight champion to the mat four times before his eventual round 7 TKO.
Ruiz was just ecstatic in his post fight documentary;
“I just want to thank God for giving me this victory. Without him this wouldn’t have been possible, This is what I have been dreaming about. This is what I have been working hard for, and I can’t believe I just made my dreams come true.”
“That was my first time getting dropped on the floor,” Ruiz said. “But you know what, it just made me stronger and made me want it even more. I just had to knock him down back.”
“I didn’t want to throw everything that I got. I wanted to hunt him down even more, work the body, work the head and just listen to the game plan. We just pulled it off, man.” Ruiz expressed.
However Anthony Joshua was very magnimous in defeat, in his post fight interview he admitted defeat and congratulated the Mexican American.
“Big respect to Andy, big big respect, (He’s a) good fighter. Thank you America. Thank you everyone for coming out this evening. Sorry I let my friends down, sorry I let my supporters down.”
There’s no excuses. It’s my own fault. I got caught with a big shot,” Joshua said.
“Congratulations to him. I would have preferred it to be Deontay Wilder, do you know what I mean? But it wasn’t. It was Andy Ruiz, and he deserves it, and the fame and fortune he’s about to receive.
“I don’t want anyone to kind of drown in their sorrows. This is boxing. It’s all the same. It just wasn’t my night. It was Andy Ruiz’s night. You know what? It’s good for the TV. It’s good for DAZN. It gets people watching.”
“Of course, man, Right now I just want to celebrate. I just made history, baby, for Mexico! It means everything, man. This is what I’ve been dreaming about since I was 6 years old.
“We’ll make the rematch in the U.K., November or December,” Joshua stated.
The rematch is expected in the month of November or December 2019.