Eddie Hearn responds after De La Hoya cast doubt over Joshua V Ruiz rematch

Eddie Hearn has rubbished claims he is finding it hard to finalise the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz. Oscar De La Hoya threw doubt over the fight when the Golden Boy boss hit back at his rival promoter’s comments on Canelo Alvarez. Hearn denied there were any issues with Joshua and Ruiz after claiming last week AJ was poised to make a decision on the location of the rematch. “Absolutely not true. I don’t know whether Oscar was on a bit of a session. I was so close to replying a few things and I typed it out a few times,” Hearn told IFL TV. “Not saying Oscar is a troll, but sometimes. I just came back and said, “Bet we make our fight before your fight”. That was my response. It was a bit tame.”

@eddiehearn let me worry about Canelo and his next opponent, which doesn’t involve you. You worry about securing the rematch for Joshua with Ruiz for DAZN. Which I hear you are having problems with.

— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) June 29, 2019

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