Anthony Joshua ring walk music: What song will AJ walk out to vs Andy Ruiz Jr?
ANTHONY JOSHUA defends his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles against Andy Ruiz Jr tonight but what music will the champion walk out to?
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Joshua fights in the US for the first time as he takes on Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York.
All of Joshua’s 22 wins have come in the UK with the Brit being taken the full 12 rounds just once.
He is a huge favourite to beat Ruiz but what’s more in doubt is the music he will use on his ring walk.
Anthony Joshua said during fight week that he wanted music from an artist based in America.
“I’ve been thinking about it," said Joshua when asked about his entrance music.
"Thinking about the ‘Dipset Anthem.’ Possibly Meek Mill’s ‘Dreams and Nightmares.’
"It has to be something from the east coast. Maybe Biggie."
But at Friday’s weigh-in, it appeared Joshua had made his decision on the music.
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“I’m still trying to decide my ring walk tune - ‘Sweet Caroline’ or Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’,” Joshua said to the crowd.
“No? ‘Sweet Caroline’ it is.
“Tomorrow it’s about delivering and I intend to do just that.”
Joshua was due to fight at Wembley in April but opted to wait until tonight to fight Ruiz.
In January, he posted a screenshot on his Snapchat of Russ’ drill anthem ‘Gun Lean’.
Joshua captioned the image: “Next Ring Walk… COMMMEEE ONNNN”.
So there are a number of options for the Brit, though expect an elaborate walk-on either way.
Tale of the tape
Anthony Joshua
Titles held: heavyweight WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO
Age: 29
Born: Watford
Lives: North London
Wins: 22
Stoppages: 21
KO rate: 95 per cent
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Stance: orthodox
Height: 6ft 6ins
Reach: 82ins
Andy Ruiz Junior
Titles held: none
Age: 29
Born: Imperial Valley, California
Lives: Imperial Valley, California
Wins: 32
Stoppages: 21
KO rate: 64 per cent
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Stance: orthodox
Height: 6ft 2ins
Reach: 74ins