"I'm still in shock. It was crazy," Eddie Hearn did not hide his emotions, the promoter of Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs), now the former heavyweight champion, a few minutes after a technical knockout of his ward in a fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. (33 -1, 22 KO).
"When Anthony sent him to the floor in the third round with a beautiful combination, I was sure that this is the end of Ruiz. But a moment later he missed a strong punch to the temple and was never able to recover. He never recovered from this blow. I'm shocked. This is one of the biggest upsets in the history of heavyweights. Now Antony must rebuild and do a rematch," the head of Matchroom Boxing continued.
"There were no problems in the camp. No illnesses or injuries. Ruiz was better today. The rematch will take place at the turn of November and December in the UK. Anthony will have nowhere to retreat, he must win this rematch. The pressure will be much higher than before this fight. I still think that Joshua is the best in the world, he just has to understand himself and win a rematch," said Hearn.
For the fight in the US Joshua will receive a check for 22.5 million dollars, then he will spend a short vacation and return to hard work. At the end of the year a rematch will be waiting for him.
