Anthony Joshua Vows To Get His Belts Back From Ruiz (see expected rematch time)

After calling his sensational heavyweight world-title defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr a “minor setback”, Anthony Joshua vowed to get the belts back.

Ruiz defied underdog status to win in seven rounds and deliver a true shock to the sport at Madison Square Garden as Joshua floored four times.

Anthony Joshua said: “It’s a test of character. I’ll see what is next and move on.”

A rematch is a “must win” because Joshua’s options will be “nothing after that”, rematch is expected to take place “in England in November or December”, Promoter Eddie Hean said. Ruiz himself says he will take the contest at any time.

The former champion, Joshua, had a concussion test after falling to a first defeat of his 23-fight career against a man who took the contest at short notice when original opponent Jarrell Miller failed drugs tests.

At a third-round knock down, he was floored twice before the end of the round and put down twice more in the seventh before the bout was waved off.

“Winning is everything. I am not going to sit here and say ‘losing is fine’. Not in my book. But if you do happen to lose, adjust and bounce back. But I do not condone losing in any form. This is war, battle, so what’s next? I am still a champ and i will rectify it to get it back” Joshua added.