Since Matchroom and Joshua confirmed the rematch would take place in Saudi Arabia, Ruiz Jr has come out and insisted he has not agreed to that location.Team AJ have already faced criticism for staging the fight in a country accused of a host of human rights abuses, and Arum believes Hearn overplayed his hand.He told Villainfy Media: ‘I think Eddie Hearn showed how stupid he is by making the announcement that the fight was in Saudi Arabia before he signed Ruiz to a contract.
Hearn has already moved to dismiss the claim Ruiz Jr has not signed the contract, insisting at a short press conference the champion had put pen to paper on the Saudi Arabia deal.But the WBO, WBA and IBF belt holder declared to his Instagram followers the rematch would take place in America.“I know everybody’s talking about the fight and all that, but real news is coming soon,” Ruiz said.
“I can’t say nothing, but the fight is going to happen soon.”Amnesty International has already slammed Matchroom and Joshua for the rematch deal with Saudi Arabia, while the US Department of State advises its citizens to ‘exercise increased caution’ when travelling to the region.
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