� Anthony Joshua on Saturday night comprehensively defeated Andy Ruiz Jr 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in their rematch to regain his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA (super) heavyweight titles. It was a masterful performance from AJ in Saudi Arabia; the...

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Anthony Joshua on Saturday night comprehensively defeated Andy Ruiz Jr 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in their rematch to regain his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA (super) heavyweight titles.

It was a masterful performance from AJ in Saudi Arabia; the Nigerian-born British boxer schooled Ruiz from range and never allowed the Mexican-American to close the gap.

Joshua jabbed Ruiz Jr to death and he never gave the champion a chance to get inside and land the nasty hooks that led to AJ�s demise the first time around.

After the fight, both men showed their respect for one another and embraced before they did their post-fight interviews, according to�talksport.com

When Joshua asked Ruiz if he wanted to retire following calls for AJ to do the same after he lost in New York, Ruiz answered that he wanted a third fight.

Grabbing the mic, he said, �I want the third fight.��

He then asked the crowd, �Who wants to see the third fight?�

In fact, Ruiz Jr asked the Saudi Arabia crowd several times if they would like to see a third fight between the two men and he seemed to want to do it in Saudi again, too.

Joshua suggested he was well up for it too, declaring, �If you�ve heard, we�re gonna do a third.�

Ruiz was outclassed on the night and he admits he went into the rematch too heavy, having tipped the scales at more than 20 stone on Friday.

He said, �It was his night. I didn�t prepare how I should have.

�I gained too much weight. I don�t want to give excuses, he won. He boxed me around.

�If we do a third fight, I�m going to get in shape. I�ll be in the best shape of my life.

�I thought I was going to feel stronger. Next fight I�m going to get more prepared. I tried to train myself for this.

�I was chasing him too much. I was hesitating too much.�

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