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Britain's Anthony Joshua will face unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr in their rematch in Saudi Arabia on 7 December
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The pair fought in New York in June, with Ruiz earning a shock seventh-round stoppage victory to hand Joshua his first professional loss.
Ruiz, who was knocked down in the third round before recovering, picked up the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world titles.
Cardiff's Principality Stadium had been among the options to host the rematch.
Joshua, 29, had said his preference was to fight in the Welsh capital, where he has previously fought in front of crowds of more than 70,000 people for his wins over Carlos Takam and Joseph Parker.
However, 29-year-old Ruiz, who was born in the United States but has Mexican heritage, had ruled out a fight taking place in the United Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia hosted British boxer Amir Khan's recent win over Billy Dib and Callum Smith's success over George Groves in the World Boxing Super Series final in September.
The country hosted the opening race of the Formula E season in December, is in talks to host a Formula 1 race before 2021 and recently announced it will stage the richest race in horseracing history in February.
However, when Khan accepted his bout with Dib, Amnesty International highlighted Saudi Arabia's "abysmal human rights record".
The fight will be broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Joshua's promoters, Matchroom Boxing, said a news conference would be held on Monday, 12 August when more details would be revealed.
One issue that has not yet been disclosed is the start time of the fight.
If the bout started at midnight in the Middle East in December it would be taking place in early afternoon in Los Angeles and early evening in New York - times which could prove unpopular with fans in America paying to stream what will be the biggest fight in the sport this year.
Ruiz scored four knockdowns on his way to a seventh-round stoppage on what was Joshua's much-publicised US debut on 1 June. The result ranked as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the heavyweight division, with Joshua a 1-25 favourite before the bout.
Since his win, Ruiz has questioned Joshua's boxing skills, while Joshua has spoken of a belief in his ability to "right my wrongs".
It was one of the greatest surprises in June and now we have a surprise of heavyweight proportions regarding the venue of Diriyah, on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh.
There's been many a rumour in recent years about big fights heading to the Middle East but nothing on this scale ever has ever been finalised.
Last September, Callum Smith beat George Groves to lift the WBA super-middleweight title in Jeddah and, a month ago at same venue, Amir Khan fought a badly-overmatched Australian Billy Dib. On each occasion, the atmosphere was lively rather than raucous.
Already criticisms have been aired about the suitability of the venue for political and human rights reasons, as was the case in the run-up to last year's football World Cup in Russia and the Olympic Games in Beijing just over a decade ago. Also, fans in the UK are complaining that they've been let down because of the cost and the logistics involved in getting there to watch.
Joshua is acutely aware of boxing history and has spoken in past about how he respects the way Muhammad Ali travelled as heavyweight champion, truly living up to the billing of world champion.
Ali boxed in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and elsewhere; George Foreman fought for the heavyweight title in Venezuela and Jamaica.
And even though the belts no longer belong to Joshua, it could be that Saudi Arabia will become a defining venue in his career, remembered as the scene of his return to world champion status. The bookmakers certainly think so, installing Joshua as the 1-3 favourite, thereby contradicting the views of the many respected pundits who feel Ruiz will repeat his success.
But, no question where it takes place, it's one of the most eagerly-awaited heavyweight fights in 30 years after the scale of that surprise.
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The pair fought in New York in June, with Ruiz earning a shock seventh-round stoppage victory to hand Joshua his first professional loss.
Ruiz, who was knocked down in the third round before recovering, picked up the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world titles.
Cardiff's Principality Stadium had been among the options to host the rematch.
Joshua, 29, had said his preference was to fight in the Welsh capital, where he has previously fought in front of crowds of more than 70,000 people for his wins over Carlos Takam and Joseph Parker.
However, 29-year-old Ruiz, who was born in the United States but has Mexican heritage, had ruled out a fight taking place in the United Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia hosted British boxer Amir Khan's recent win over Billy Dib and Callum Smith's success over George Groves in the World Boxing Super Series final in September.
The country hosted the opening race of the Formula E season in December, is in talks to host a Formula 1 race before 2021 and recently announced it will stage the richest race in horseracing history in February.
However, when Khan accepted his bout with Dib, Amnesty International highlighted Saudi Arabia's "abysmal human rights record".
The fight will be broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Joshua's promoters, Matchroom Boxing, said a news conference would be held on Monday, 12 August when more details would be revealed.
One issue that has not yet been disclosed is the start time of the fight.
If the bout started at midnight in the Middle East in December it would be taking place in early afternoon in Los Angeles and early evening in New York - times which could prove unpopular with fans in America paying to stream what will be the biggest fight in the sport this year.
Ruiz scored four knockdowns on his way to a seventh-round stoppage on what was Joshua's much-publicised US debut on 1 June. The result ranked as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the heavyweight division, with Joshua a 1-25 favourite before the bout.
Since his win, Ruiz has questioned Joshua's boxing skills, while Joshua has spoken of a belief in his ability to "right my wrongs".
Analysis
Mike Costello, BBC Radio 5 live boxing correspondentIt was one of the greatest surprises in June and now we have a surprise of heavyweight proportions regarding the venue of Diriyah, on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh.
There's been many a rumour in recent years about big fights heading to the Middle East but nothing on this scale ever has ever been finalised.
Last September, Callum Smith beat George Groves to lift the WBA super-middleweight title in Jeddah and, a month ago at same venue, Amir Khan fought a badly-overmatched Australian Billy Dib. On each occasion, the atmosphere was lively rather than raucous.
Already criticisms have been aired about the suitability of the venue for political and human rights reasons, as was the case in the run-up to last year's football World Cup in Russia and the Olympic Games in Beijing just over a decade ago. Also, fans in the UK are complaining that they've been let down because of the cost and the logistics involved in getting there to watch.
Joshua is acutely aware of boxing history and has spoken in past about how he respects the way Muhammad Ali travelled as heavyweight champion, truly living up to the billing of world champion.
Ali boxed in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and elsewhere; George Foreman fought for the heavyweight title in Venezuela and Jamaica.
And even though the belts no longer belong to Joshua, it could be that Saudi Arabia will become a defining venue in his career, remembered as the scene of his return to world champion status. The bookmakers certainly think so, installing Joshua as the 1-3 favourite, thereby contradicting the views of the many respected pundits who feel Ruiz will repeat his success.
But, no question where it takes place, it's one of the most eagerly-awaited heavyweight fights in 30 years after the scale of that surprise.