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Anthony Joshua takes shock defeat on the chin

Andy Ruiz Jr in action with Anthony Joshua in their WBA Super, IBF, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight titles fight. [Reuters]

Anthony Joshua said on Wednesday there is no one to blame but himself for the shock loss of his heavyweight boxing titles to Andy Ruiz Jr last Saturday.

The 29-year-old British pugilist went down to one of the biggest upsets in the history of the heavyweight division at Madison Square Garden with Ruiz sensationally stopping Joshua, the previously unbeaten WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion.

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