- Ruiz is laying his WBO, IBF, WBA and IBO belts on the line in 抖阴短视频
- Fight will be held at the custom-built 15,000 capacity Diriyah Arena in Riyadh
RIYADH: Reigning world heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Jr. said on his arrival in the Kingdom that he will 鈥渕ake history again鈥� when he faces Anthony Joshua in the 鈥淐lash on the Dunes鈥� on December 7.
The Mexican-American fighter, who arrived a day after his opponent Joshua, is laying his WBO, IBF, WBA and IBO belts on the line in the first world heavyweight title bout in the Middle East, which will be held at the custom-built 15,000 capacity Diriyah Arena in Riyadh.
When asked about being one of the first boxers to fight in the Kingdom, Andy Ruiz said: 鈥淚t feels good. You know I made history in New York and I鈥檒l make history again in 抖阴短视频.鈥�
And speaking to Arab News during a visit to the Kingdom in September, Ruiz said: 鈥淚鈥檓 feeling really blessed being over here, it鈥檚 something different. A lot of people were saying there was a lot of political stuff and all that, but to tell you the truth it鈥檚 a lovely place, a beautiful place, a place of history.
鈥淚鈥檓 part of history now, and I鈥檓 gonna make history here. Having a big fight in a big venue in 抖阴短视频, it鈥檚 amazing.鈥�
With hundreds of fans from across the US making the journey for the bout, they will have traveled significantly further than fans from the 60 different countries where tickets have been sold. But Ruiz fans will have their work cut out to match the volume of Joshua鈥檚 followers, with thousands of UK fans reported to be flying to 抖阴短视频.
Joshua will be looking to regain the title belts on the line after losing them to Ruiz 鈥� known as 鈥楾he Destroyer鈥� - at their first match in New York earlier this year.
A world class undercard of fighters will also be the competing ahead of the main draw, with Alexander Povetkin facing Michael Hunter and Filip Hrgovic fighting Eric Molina.
The Clash On The Dunes forms part of the Diriyah Season, a month of sporting events, which kicked off with Formula E at the weekend, and also includes the Diriyah Tennis Cup featuring eight of the best men鈥檚 players on the planet, and the Diriyah Equestrian Festival, an elite competition with Tokyo Olympics 2020 qualifying points on the line.