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Joshua vs. Ruiz Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Anthony Joshua (AJ) defends his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Andy Ruiz Jr. (Destroyer). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Oct 5, 2013
22-0
7
21 (95.5%)
198 cm
208 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Sep 22, 2018
8m, 10d
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Mar 28, 2009
32-1
1
21 (63.6%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Apr 20, 2019
1m, 12d
3
WBAIBFWBO
HV
w1
d3
HV
w1
d6
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 1 Jun 2019
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. I

Date

This fight between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Anthony Joshua is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Andy Ruiz Jr. is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Joshua also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Ruiz Jr.'s 188 cm. On top of that, Joshua also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Ruiz Jr.

Joshua is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 10 days ago against Alexander Povetkin, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Alexander Povetkin's boxing career

Ruiz Jr. comes in with a record of 32-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 12 days ago against Alexander Dimitrenko, which he won via 5th round RTD.

Alexander Dimitrenko's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Joshua will be 29 years and 7 months old. Ruiz Jr. will be 29 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 70-30 in favor of Anthony Joshua. Here is the prediction for Joshua vs Ruiz Jr.

Anthony Joshua should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Andy Ruiz Jr. to win this one.

Result

Andy Ruiz Jr. defeated Anthony Joshua via 7th round TKO to win the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua's undefeated record of 22 wins comes to an end, and Ruiz Jr. advances his win streak to 4. Ruiz Jr. is now 33-1, and Joshua 22-1.

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