Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia sponsor rugby when it invests everywhere else? Sport Business If you were going to have a gander through the list of sports sponsorship deals related – directly or indirectly – to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you’d be scrolling for a good while. Because research by Play the Game reports that there’s a total of 910 deals between Saudi Arabia or Saudi companies/individuals and [...]
Major Saudi boxing player Turki Alalshikh returns Ring Magazine to print Sport Business Major player in the boxing world Turki Alalshikh will return the Ring Magazine to print after acquiring the boxing publication. The Saudi official has been the face behind the Riyadh Season era of boxing that has taken over the sport. The Ring – or the “Bible of Boxing” – ceased regular publication at the end [...]
Medvedev earns $20,000 per minute at Saudi 6 Kings Slam Sport Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev reportedly earned over $20,000 per minute at the new 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition tournament – featuring Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – is taking place in the Kingdom as part of Riyadh Season, the sporting organisation leading a global [...]
Dubois: I’ll face Joshua or Usyk if the price is right September 24, 2024 Daniel Dubois said he would “love a rematch” with Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk, depending which fight pays the most. Dubois knocked out Joshua in the fifth round of their Wembley clash on Saturday in front of 96,000 fans to retain his IBF world heavyweight title. He could be rewarded with a rematch against fellow [...]
Usyk gives up IBF belt as Joshua and Dubois agree Wembley bout June 26, 2024 Undisputed boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has voluntarily given up his IBF heavyweight belt to ensure Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois have a prize to fight for in September. The clash between the two brits was confirmed on Wednesday in Wembley ahead of the fight on 21 September. “Anthony and Daniel, listen. I know the IBF [...]
Oleksandr Usyk 22-0 career boxing record IN FULL ahead of Tyson Fury Riyadh Season bout May 19, 2024 In May Oleksandr Usyk toppled the Gypsy King Tyson Fury in Riyadh by split decision to claim the undisputed heavyweight title. And on Saturday the pair will clash in Riyadh Season’s next big bout. With the victory in May taking the Ukrainian to a record of 22 wins in 22 fights (14 by knockout and [...]
John Fury bleeding as Tyson seen on crutches ahead of Usyk bout May 13, 2024 The build up to Tyson Fury’s fight against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk got off to an explosive start in Riyadh with the Brit’s father John allegedly headbutting one of the opposition crew. Tyson Fury was also seen in one social media video using what appeared to be crutches in Saudi Arabia. It comes as the highly [...]