THE latest instalment of the Anthony Joshua story unfolds tomorrow night (early Sunday morning British time) at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where the Brit will make his US debut in defence of his IBF, WBO and WBA belts against Andy Ruiz. 

The circumstances surrounding the fight — Ruiz having been drafted in with five weeks’ notice to replace Joshua’s original opponent, Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, after the latter failed not one but three drug tests — dictate that he should enjoy a comfortable night and roll over the Mexican-American. 

But aside from the fact that Ruiz has the body of someone who regards a boxing gym — indeed any kind of gym — as enemy territory, this fight could be more interesting than many predict.