Boxing news: Andy Ruiz Jr has Anthony Joshua fans in stitches with hilarious post
BRITISH boxing fans have dug out an old Andy Ruiz Jr Instagram post which has Anthony Joshua supporters in stitches on social media.
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Ruiz Jr shocked the boxing world by beating Joshua via a seventh-round TKO in New York.
The Mexican, who was a late replacement for drugs cheat Jarrell Miller, knocked Joshua to the canvas four times en route to victory.
A sign of how far Ruiz Jr has come can be taken from his Instagram post from July 2013.
Just 12 months after Joshua won the Olympic gold medal for Great Britain, Ruiz Jnr posted a selfie of himself stood in a bathroom.
And the caption read: “Me chillen after I took a s**t hahahahahahaha.”
Joshua fans have begun to flood the 29-year-old’s Instagram with comments.
“Funny f**ker,” one supporter wrote on the six-year old photo.
While another added: “Lmaooooooo.”
And a further user wrote: “He beat AJ LMAO.”
Fast forward to the present day and Joshua has been stripped of his world titles.
Ruiz Jr has posted twice since his stunning victory, the latest of him posing with his newly acquired WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.
“All my life, been grindin' all my life,” he wrote.
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“Sacrificed, hustled, paid the price.
“Want a slice, got to roll the dice.
“That's why, all my life, I been grindin' all my life.”