Ruiz reportedly agrees to Saudi Arabia deal for Joshua rematch

The deal, which has been a public controversy, appears to be done.

After weeks of public spats and talk from both sides — and sides not even involved in the fight — it appears as though the planned Dec. 7 rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua will go ahead in Saudi Arabia.

Mike Coppinger reports at The Athletic that Ruiz and his team have “reached an agreement in principle” — so the whole thing could still have issues, and...