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On December 7, Joshua will have a shot at redemption as he squares off with Ruiz Jr for the second time. In arguably the biggest fight of the year, the rematch will take place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. A newly-constructed 15,000 seater stadium has been built for the event.
But on the undercard will be Joshua’s former foe Dillian Whyte (26-1), who announced on Wednesday he will return to the ring to face previous world title challenger, Mariuz Wach (35-5).
With Whyte one of five heavyweight fights on the bill, the Brixton man is looking forward to being part of an historic night in Saudi Arabia:
“I’m delighted to be fighting in Saudi Arabia against Mariusz Wach. He’s probably got one of the best chins in the heavyweight division.
“I have been training and working hard to fight so it’s great to get a date and it’s very exciting for me to be fighting somewhere different like Saudi Arabia. I want to fight in different places and different settings and this card has the biggest heavyweight fight on it that we have seen in years.
“I’m just going to keep chasing the world titles, so if I keep winning then I hope to land that world title shot in 2020, that’s the plan for December 7.”
The 31-year-old’s last outing came in July, where he was forced to climb off the canvas to secure a points victory over Colombian Oscar Rivas.
Just 10 days after the Rivas fight, Whyte’s career was plunged into crisis after being provisionally suspended by the WBC for an alleged failed drugs test.
While the case continues and the situation remains uncertain, there is no ban on the ‘Body Snatcher’ fighting after being cleared by the British Boxing Board of Control.
Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua
IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Championships
Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter
WBA World Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
Dillian Whyte vs Mariusz Wach
Heavyweight contest
Filip Hrgovic vs Eric Molina
WBC International Heavyweight Championship
Mahammadrasul Majidov vs Tom Little
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Diego Pacheco vs TBA
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Hopey Price vs TBA
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