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1. www.espn.com › boxing › storyHow Fury-Usyk Saudi Arabia fight set up a future for boxing

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Buffer, now in the ring, kicks off the festivities for the introductions, making sure to thank King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and His Excellency Turki...

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   May 18, 2024 · Riyadh is hosting heavyweight boxing’s biggest fight in more than two decades Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman flanked by Tyson Fury, left, and Oleksandr Usyk © FT montage/PA/Dreamstime/AFP via...

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4. www.spectator.co.uk › article › are-the-saudisAre the Saudis really ruining boxing? | The Spectator

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   Jan 18, 2024 · The boxing commentariat say the Saudis are in it for themselves – they don’t really care about the sport. But fighters say they can’t turn down the money.

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5. www.insidethegames.biz › articles › 1127187Infantino watches boxing with MBS as Egypt touts joint World ...

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   Aug 21, 2022 · Gianni Infantino watched on next to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud as Oleksandr Usyk defended his heavyweight boxing world titles versus Anthony Joshua at the King Abdullah Sports...

6. www.thenationalnews.com › sport › other-sportSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman watches Usyk beat ...

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   Aug 21, 2022 · Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, August 20, 2022.

7. newlinesmag.com › spotlight › how-a-saudi-is-puttingHow a Saudi Official Is Putting the Kingdom at the Center of ...

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   Mar 6, 2024 · If the “Rumble in the Jungle” happened today instead of in the 1970s, boxing fans would still tune in to watch Mohammed Ali fight George Foreman in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. They would be unconcerned that the fight was hosted by dictator Mobutu Sese Soko and that the prize money was financed by Moammar Gadhafi.

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   Should Saudi Arabia host a boxing event?

   • The kingdom’s rulers hope that hosting major events will encourage Saudis to spend more of their income at home and bolster efforts to turn the kingdom into a global tourist destination. The country’s boxing federation was only founded in 1980, and the sport remains a relatively niche one in Saudi Arabia.

   Fury versus Usyk: how Saudi Arabia found a sport where money talks

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   How much money does a boxer earn in Saudi Arabia?

   • It is one underpinned by the ever larger sums that the Saudi government has been prepared to throw at the sport since the country first hosted a major contest in 2018. A boxer will typically earn at least double when fighting in Saudi Arabia than anywhere else and the combined prize money for the nine bouts on Saturday is over $100mn.

   Fury versus Usyk: how Saudi Arabia found a sport where money talks

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   Is Saudi boxing a target for money?

   • But in boxing, Saudi officials have found a target in which money talks even more loudly than in most sports. On June 1, five boxers from Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions will take on five from rival promoter Matchroom Boxing, in another big Riyadh Season event.

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   Does Saudi Arabia have a Boxing Federation?

   • The country’s boxing federation was only founded in 1980, and the sport remains a relatively niche one in Saudi Arabia. According to the federation, the number of boxers in the country more than tripled to 2,000 between 2021 and 2023.

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9. www.sportspromedia.com › news › tyson-fury-oleksandrFury and Usyk urged to speak about human rights as Saudi ...

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   May 15, 2024 · Amnesty International has encouraged Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to “speak out” about the “urgent need for human rights reform” in Saudi Arabia ahead of their boxing world title fight in ...