FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Andy Ruiz Jr & Anthony Joshua Press Conference - Diriyah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2019 Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua pose after the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
(Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr has said he fulfilled a lifelong dream when he triumphed over Britain's Anthony Joshua in June and he would "die trying" to defend his belts in the title rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Mexican-American Ruiz produced one of boxing's biggest upsets when he dethroned the previously undefeated world champion Joshua with a seventh-round stoppage at New York's Madison Square Garden.
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