Nigeria born British heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua will on December 7th contend in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia for three of his former principal world title belts from Andy Ruiz Jr on neutral territory. It has been established that an official announcement has been made confirming that Joshua will face Ruiz for the IBF, WBA and WBO titles in Riyadh, with Saudi Arabian sports entities having put up close to 100 million US dollars for the contest to take place there, according to sources.

Anthony Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn has disclosed that the much-anticipated rematch between Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jnr will take place at a neutral venue following Ruiz's rejection of the United Kingdom.

40-year-old Filipino boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao set the tone of the encounter by flooring Thurman in the first round with a straight right hand and won the 12-round bout on a split decision to become the oldest welterweight champion in history.