Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua respond to panic attack rumours after Andy Ruiz Jr defeat

Photo/Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and former IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua (22-1) was knocked out in the seventh round at Madison Square Garden Saturday night by massive betting odds underdog Andy Ruiz Jr. (33-1). Ruiz handed Joshua his first professional loss and shocked the boxing world with the upset. Long-term heavyweight rival Dilian Whyte has offered his own suggestions for the defeat. “Joshua could be heard on camera asking his trainer Rob McCracken, ‘Why do I feel like this?’ after the sixth round," Whyte told his YouTube channel. “It is because you’re in America with the VADA testing and you’re not on the juice, that’s why. It’s harder to get therapeutic use exemptions in America than the UK, that’s why.” Those claims have been angrily denied by Joshua and a spokesperson for the Brit has hit out again. “These comments are 100 per cent false," it was stated. “Anthony is one of the most tested athletes in sport and has been VADA and UKAD tested in the UK for all of his fights. He was tested as much in the States as he has been in the UK for every fight.” Promoter Eddie Hearn also rejected suggestions the now former world champion was knocked out in sparring by unbeaten European champion Agit Kabayel. Hearn said after the fight that Joshua had to change his groin guard at the last minute, and added on Monday: “I’ve heard all sorts of rumours - there was no issue at all going into the fight.”

What Anthony Joshua said to dad as he confronted Eddie Hearn after Andy Ruiz Jr defeat