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Ruiz Jr. Will Beat Anthony Joshua Again, Says James ‘Buster’ Douglas
Andy Ruiz pulled the greatest upset since James ‘Buster’ Douglas beat Mike Tyson when he toppled Anthony Joshua in June. And now, Douglas has predicted that the Mexican-American will get the better of Joshua for a second time because the Brit cannot take a shot, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Joshua’s shock defeat at the hands of Ruiz in June is considered the greatest boxing upset since Douglas knocked out Tyson in 1990. Despite coming in as a last minute replacement for the drug-shamed Jarrel Miller, and being priced at odds of 10-1, Ruiz sent shockwaves rippling through the sport when he climbed off the canvas and knocked Joshua down four times before stopping him in round seven.
The new unified heavyweight champion will defend his titles in a Saudi Arabia rematch with AJ on December 7, which many are finding difficult to call. But Douglas is backing his fellow underdog to get the job done again in the ‘Clash on the Dunes,’ insisting he only needs to find ‘the magic button’ by testing Joshua’s chin.
“I look for him to do it again,” he told fighthype.com. ‘All he’s gotta do is hit that mark and that’s that chin, ‘cos Joshua’s been known to get tested and he’s gonna go down.
“So it ain’t like he can take a shot. That’s the magic button right there.”
Having enjoyed the defining night of his 10-year professional career at Madison Square Garden, many have questioned whether Ruiz will become complacent when he locks horns with Joshua again.
Douglas, though, believes the California fighter will be equally as hungry to retain his titles. “I think he’s hungry ‘cos he’s enjoying the fact of being the champion,” he added.
“He likes the status. He wants to always be walking around like the man, which he always will be, but he wants to maintain being ‘the man’ the man.“ ‘I have got the belts, you’re still chasing me’ and I think Ruiz is that type of guy.
“So, he’s focused, he’s fighting the same guy again and really the pressures gonna be on Joshua.”
The first hostages freed from Gaza under a long-awaited ceasefire agreement are back in Israel. The news sparked jubilant scenes in Tel Aviv where large crowds gathered ahead of their release.
The three freed Israeli hostages – the first of 33 to be released over the next six weeks – are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. They are said to be in good health and are receiving treatment at a medical center in Tel Aviv.
In exchange, 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees are set to be released by Israel from Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military withdrew from several locations in southern and northern Gaza after the truce began earlier on Sunday, an Israeli military official told CNN.
Displaced Gazans have started returning to their homes, while the aid trucks laden with much-needed supplies have crossed into Gaza. Here’s what we know about how the ceasefire deal will work.
Hamas, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself, and a failure for Israel.
One of Hamas’ main goals for taking some 250 people during its brazen October 7, 2023, attack on Israel was to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. As Israel pounded Gaza in response, Hamas vowed not to return the hostages until Israel withdrew its forces from the enclave, permanently ended the war, and allowed for rebuilding.
Source: CNN
The leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said she doesn’t want Britain to be like Nigeria that is plagued by “terrible governments.”
Speaking on Thursday at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch expressed fears that Britain may become like Nigeria if the system is not reformed.
“And why does this matter so much to me? It’s because I know what it is like to have something and then to lose it,” Badenoch told the audience.
“I don’t want Britain to lose what it has.
“I grew up in a poor country and watched my relatively wealthy family become poorer and poorer, despite working harder and harder as their money disappeared with inflation.
“I came back to the UK aged 16 with my father’s last £100 in the hope of a better life.
“So I have lived with the consequences of terrible governments that destroy lives, and I never, ever want it to happen here.”
Badenoch has been in the news of late after she dissociated herself from Nigeria, saying she has nothing to do with the Islamic northern region.
She also accused the Nigeria Police of robbing citizens instead of protecting them.
She said: “My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British Police was very positive.
“The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter). When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m black, I say well…I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
