Joshua suffered the first loss of his career after being knocked down four times against little-known Mexican Ruiz in New York last June before the referee waved off the fight in round seven.

Anthony Joshua suffered a humiliating defeat by the Mexican at Madison Square Gardens last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia in December.

David Haye has revealed he would only consider a return to the ring to fight the winner of the anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Fury is expected to face the Bronze Bomber for a third time this summer, having blitzed the Alabama man in February to cap a remarkable journey back to the summit of the division.

With the coronavirus crisis throwing both Fury and Joshua's next title defences into doubt, discussions over a mega-money showdown in December are now being held according to ESPN.

JORDAN SEWARD: ESPN revealed that talks over a blockbuster clash between the Brits for December are underway with Saudi Arabia provisionally laying down a lucrative £400m offer to host the fight.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: For once, the old salesman cannot come up with a figure. He has a think but struggles to settle on how long had passed before he went back to work.

The self-styled Gypsy King had vowed to have three more fights after wrenching away the WBC title from Deontay Wilder back in February after being urged by his family to hang up the gloves.

Idle talk looks set to be transforming into something much more, after Tyson Fury's people officially made contact with Eddie Hearn regarding an all British blockbuster.

Whyte, who lost to Joshua in 2015 having previously beaten him at amateur level, has revealed he thinks the prospect on the table of the two Brits colliding again was a publicity ploy by Joshua.

Tyson Fury says daily exercise at home has helped to bring his family closer together during the coronavirus lockdown. The Briton has been enjoying workout sessions with his wife and children,

The Bulgarian fighter claimed Joshua was afraid of him, promising to rip his world titles away from him and derail his hopes of an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.

Joshua's first defence after regaining the IBF, WBA and WBO belts was scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June but it was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Mike Tyson named Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder among his top five favourite current boxers but didn't include two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Chinese anaesthetist Dr Dong Tian, 29, died in March after suffering a stroke following a 35-day battle with COVID-19. US doctors have seen a seven-fold increase in stroke patients under 50.

A test made by Chinese manufacturer Wondfo was found by US researchers to be just 3.2 per cent less sensitive than the machine used to evaluate testing kits at the University of Oxford.

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.

The Morrison government - and the US administration - have called for the markets to be closed permanently to protect public health. But China is unlikely to listen.

This is the emotional moment a mother breaks down in tears when she hugs her biological son for the first time in nearly three decades after he was swapped by accident at birth.

Authorities from the Chinese eastern province Zhejiang claimed Monday that none of the 1,500 students who showed high body temperatures was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Stunning footage captured the Yuhu Lake, located in north-eastern China, showing a beautiful shade of bright blue as warmer spring temperatures slowly melted a layer of ice on its surface.

The kits were reportedly produced by Chinese firms Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics. Pictured: Wondfo's test, which was recently rejected by the British Government.

Putin said Russia had not yet reached its peak of virus cases as he announced that the 'non-working period' would continue past its previous deadline of April 30.

Stunning drone footage shows the extraordinary cavern filled with turquoise water in the Maoyanhe scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, southern China. Staff at the attraction are looking for a name for the site.

China's ambassador to Australia has bizarrely denied that 'wet markets' even exist in the Communist nation as the country continues to deny that the outbreak began in Wuhan.

The virus hits men harder as they suffer more severely and have a death rate that is around 2.5 times higher, researchers from China found.

The actress, 37, said she first heard about the Covid-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum in January as the outbreak was taking hold in China.

New charity Mail Force has brought 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks - worth over £1 million - fresh from China. The packages are destined to help NHS tackle a dire shortage of equipment.

China suggested Tuesday that Donald Trump is 'blackmailing' them by blaming Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic and demanding it pay compensations to the U.S.

The Jade Spring Hill, located in north-western Beijing, is a villa complex for China's Central Military Commission. A report suggested that party officials fled there amid coronavirus outbreak.

Almost 9,000 images from over 70 countries around the world were whittled down by judges for the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards. The winning shot taken in Rohingya camp.

Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will be taking strong action against China as he ordered investigations into Beijing after claiming they could have done more to stop the pandemic.

An exotic food lover from China who once devoured a snake gallbladder has found his lungs festered with worms. Doctors said that his riddled organs were caused by eating uncooked seafood.

The billionaire invited Victorian China Consul-General Zhou Long -  who did not take questions but credited the 'transparent' manner with which China had dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak.

Researchers found fake vaccines were being sold with a median cost of $575, but some allegedly sourced from China were priced at $15,300 with the most expensive being sold for $24,598.

Geoff Leong, 43, who owns Dumplings' Legend in London's China Town, told how people had been assaulted, children ostracised at school and others spat at while they went about their lives.

China expert Professor James Laurenceson predicts cashed-up Chinese investors will continue having an interest in Australian property - despite diplomatic tensions over coronavirus.

A study by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that the virus's attack rate among children was 7.4 per cent, on par with the 6.6 per cent seen in the general population.

The Frozen link has been responsible for lots of visits in Hallstatt, along with a view that gained renown in Asia thanks to a South Korean TV series filmed there and a partial replica of it built in China.

Laxman Narasimhan, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Durex condoms, said sales of condoms had been hit particularly hard in UK and Italy.

The FTSE 100 was down by 144 to 5757 points, wiping out much of the strong gains it had seen this week after signs of several countries easing lockdown measures.

Recent footage shows the children quietly working in a classroom with books laying on top of their heads to avoid bad sitting positions at a primary school in Nantong, Jiangsu province of eastern China.

The Bad Guy singer, 18, looked captivating while clad in an almost Handmaid's Tale looking hat and plaid Burberry coat in the portrait, which was shot by fashion photographer Nick Knight.

There are three significant events in the 2021 athletics calendar, with the European Indoors on March 5-7 joined by the rescheduled World Indoors on March 19-21 and the Tokyo Olympics.

In the animation posted online by China's official Xinhua news agency, a warrior Lego figure wearing a face mask warns a Statue of Liberty figure of the dangers of the virus.

HARRY COLE: One MP who says he's a victim of attempts to trick him into giving information over the internet is Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Tom Tugendhat.

An influential academic who writes for a Chinese Communist Party newspaper has accused Australia of 'stabbing China in the back' over its calls for an international coronavirus inquiry.

What do mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes have in common? Both stand boost fortunes thanks to China, and both have done Beijing's bidding on COVID-19.

Li, 15, collapsed and died on April 24 after jogging in PE class while wearing a face mask. The other Chinese schoolboy, 14, reportedly died during a running exam whilst donning a mask.

The Defence Secretary reignited a war of words over whether China suppressed information about the virus which prevented other countries from taking steps to save more lives.