Photos: Andy Ruiz Stops Anthony Joshua - MONSTER Gallery

Madison Square Garden, New York City - Andy Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) pulled off a massive shocker with a seventh round TKO over previously undefeated Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) to capture the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles. Joshua made his United States debut. (photos by Ed Mulholland, Mark Robinson)

Ruiz was a late replacement for Jarrell Miller, who was pulled from the bout after failing three pre-fight drug tests. Ruiz was in action on April 20, when he stopped Alexander Dimitrenko in five rounds.

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Joshua has been out of the ring since last September, when he battered and stopped Alexander Povetkin in the seventh round.

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Ruiz showed his hand speed in the first round and was coming forward, working his way in and backing Joshua up. Joshua was jabbing to the body and looking counters..

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Ruiz landed a good right hand on Joshua at the start of the second. Joshua landed two big shots that Ruiz took well and kept coming forward.

They traded punches in the third, which sent Ruiz down. When he went to finish Joshua off - Ruiz sent him down hard. Joshua got up on unsteady legs and was holding often as Ruiz went to finish him off. Joshua was punished with a barrage of punches and sent down for a second time. He barely made it up.

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Ruiz was stalking Joshua in the fourth round, walking him down and looking for something big. Both their moments in the fifth, with Joshua landing the harder shots. Joshua was sticking and moving with the jab in the sixth round. Ruiz was putting together good punches to the head and body.

In the seventh, Ruiz put together his punches and dropped Joshua for a third time. And then Ruiz dropped Joshua for a fourth time. Joshua was dead tired, out of it, and the fight was waved off.

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