Eddie Hearn reveals why Andy Ruiz scares him

Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that his scared about Joshua’s fight with Andy Ruiz JR. Joshua takes on Andy Ruiz JR in his next fight in New York on June 1. He was scheduled to fight Jarrell Miller at Madison Square Garden but the American failed a drug test. Joshua bids to claim the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. “I’m a little bit scared,” Hearn said, via Boxrec. “And I want to be scared. This is a new test for Anthony Joshua and now he has to fight a guy with a big set of cojones who will let his hands go, and show his entire heart. The fighters who talked about stepping up, my first thought was, ‘Who is it going to be?’ My concern was to make a real fight on June 1. I’m a fan. I didn’t want to bring Anthony Joshua to Madison Square Garden knowing we can’t lose.” Hearn believes that Ruiz poses a real threat to Joshua. “A couple of guys reached out, but when I heard this man [Ruiz], I thought, ‘This guy really wants it. He thinks he can win. This is a tough fight. This kid can fight. This guy has Mexico behind him. This is a no-brainer,’” he continued. “Andy Ruiz is not carved out of stone, but once this begins, this a real credible fight.There’s going to be a lot of British fans, a lot of Americans and a lot of Mexicans [in Madison Square Garden] because he has the chance to become the first Mexican heavyweight champion, and that’s an opportunity that may never happen again. If he wins this fight, he’ll be a national hero.” Source- Express

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