His Excellency Turki Alalshikh experiences the pay-per-view worth for the February twenty second Riyadh Season card is nineteen.99 within the UK and $25.99 within the U.S. and “the remainder of the world.” It’s an excellent worth for the six fights that had been introduced at the moment on the cardboard
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All 5 undercard fights might headline their playing cards, and, amazingly, these matches are listed beneath. The principle occasion for the February twenty second card is the rematch between undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and former WBA champ Dmitry Bivol. The mixture of PPV worth and the nice fights on the cardboard makes it interesting. I can’t keep in mind seeing a card this stacked in a few years.
There was some grumbling from followers and Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, concerning the end result of the primary struggle with Beterbiev on October twelfth. So, there can be a rematch to settle it.
Bivol seemed like he didn’t wish to be there after the seventh spherical and was in survival mode. He deserved the loss 100%, and Beterbiev will ensure Bivol’s followers don’t have something to yak about afterward.
The undercard has two excellent fights that followers will talk about throughout the build-up. They’re as follows:
- Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
The Ortiz Jr.-Madrimov struggle is tentative as a result of it requires that Madrimov come by way of his December twenty first contest towards Serghii Bohachuk with out struggling a loss or getting injured. Promoter Tom Loeffler sees it as “unhealthy karma” to have Madrimov scheduled to struggle Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February twenty second when he’s bought a tough struggle towards Bohachuk this month.
“Dangerous Karma to submit this. Bohachuk has over 90% KO ratio, knocked Vergil down twice. He’s going for the KO towards Madrimov on Dec 21, so there is no such thing as a extra humorous enterprise with the judges,” stated Tom Loeffler on X.
We’ll make PPV worth not more than 19.99 GBP in UK, and in USA and the remainder of the world no more than 25.99 USD 🔥🥊 (We would like the followers be blissful and luxuriate in it…Lets get boxing nice once more 💪🏻) pic.twitter.com/Y2SqdJqENb
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) December 3, 2024
No Gimmes
“He has deep pockets, and they’re paying the fighters some huge cash,” stated commentator Ade Aladipo to talkSport Boxing about His Excellency Turki Alalshikh placing collectively the February twenty second card.
“Up to now, fighters would say, ‘I’m not doing that struggle as a result of I’m not getting paid sufficient.’ They nearly can’t flip down these fights now. It’s much more than what they’re used to getting paid. Plus, he’s bought the broadcasters and promoters working with one another proper now.
“This is able to have been nearly not possible to place this card collectively with out deep pockets. They’re all massive, essential fights. There are not any gimmes. Many of the fights down the cardboard are 50-50.
Earlier than Turki Alalahikh bought concerned in boxing, most of the final 5 years’ struggle playing cards had been horrible and getting worse. For followers who remembered the nice playing cards within the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, that they had change into disillusioned with the game.
Many followers had stopped following boxing as a result of lackluster occasions, which had been loaded with mismatches purposefully put collectively by promoters to promote a nasty product. That also goes on, clearly, however at the least there’s Turki, who’s placing collectively nice fights.
“The primary struggle will in all probability be Zhilei Zhang towards Agit Kabayel. You’re speaking two top-six heavyweights strolling first. That’s usually a six-rounder or eight-rounder,” stated Ade concerning the February twenty second card.
“Nah, it’s bought to be Beterbiev towards Bivol. You’re speaking about two of the perfect mild heavyweights of all time. The primary struggle was so good. All of the belts, each single belt within the division,” stated Ade when requested if the Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker struggle needs to be the headliner on the February twenty second card.
“Dubois’ rise within the final yr has been nice. He’ll be co-main occasion, however even he is aware of the 2 finest on this planet should go first. Beterbiev is pound-for-pound #5. Bivol #6. These are two of the perfect. They should go first,” stated Ade.
