Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua suffered his first career defeat on Saturday when he was stopped by Andy Ruiz Jr. in the seventh round of a massive upset. But apparently, the 29-year-old British boxer entered the fight a bit compromised.
A report by WorldBoxingNews.net stated that Joshua had been badly hurt during his preparations for his United States debut on Saturday. It was claimed that training partner Joey Dawejko dropped Joshua hard during one of their sparring sessions, which apparently did not sit well with Anthony’s father, Robert coming into the contest.
Father Robert wanted Joshua removed from the headlining fight on June 1.