• Joshua says he wanted Andy Ruiz Jr rematch in
New York or
UK • ‘There’s pressure, being an ambassador for boxing’Anthony Joshua, touching down briefly in New York, desperately wanted to return to the scene of the crime to reclaim his world heavyweight titles but he has settled instead for meeting his conqueror in
Saudi Arabia, where crime takes on an altogether different meaning.
In the city where Andy Ruiz Jr stopped him in seven rounds in June, Joshua explained on Thursday why the rematch is not taking place at nearby Madison Square Garden, or Cardiff or
London – and why he is comfortable going to Saudi Arabia.