The Saudi boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh, has saved his phrase on reducing PPV costs for marquee boxing occasions, with low Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois costs revealed.
Low cost Joshua vs Dubois PPV Revealed
The times of getting to pay $50 for a PPV boxing occasion might be previously, with Turki Alalshikh sticking to his phrase by reducing the costs for Anthony Joshua’s upcoming bout in opposition to Daniel Dubois.
Whereas US followers have been pressured to pay an obscene value of $70 for Joshua’s final PPV occasion in opposition to Francis Ngannou, this time around the charge has been lowered to as little as $19.99.
Earlier this week, the Saudi boxing chief outlined a plan to deal with unlawful streaming of boxing occasions, with Turki Alalshikh blaming the hovering PPV costs for the elevated demand in streaming.
“I dream of a PPV with a superb value to make the followers glad and subscribe and get them to look at it legally. Often after I see a excessive PPV, lots of people go and watch the battle illegally and this isn’t wholesome for boxing and the platform.
“What I’ll attempt to push is to have our Riyadh Season reveals at lower than £20 in England and fewer than $20 world wide.
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“The individuals go round it illegally as a result of the value is excessive. Sooner or later, this won’t construct boxing. If I give the followers good fights at a superb value then I’ll improve the fanbase.”
Whereas the $19.99 charge is a beautiful one, solely time will inform if the PPV is in actual fact low sufficient to draw sufficient followers to pay. If no followers buy the PPV, then it’s seemingly the Saudi boxing chief may revert again to the outdated costs.
Sadly for boxing followers, there won’t be sufficient of an viewers within the US to promote the PPV required to maintain costs low, with no American fighters on the undercard or principal occasion.
‘AJ’ vs Dubois will nonetheless be an exciting occasion on the twenty first of September and there’s a lot on the road for the previous heavyweight champion, who’s hoping to earn a title battle in opposition to the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury.
