Turki Alalshikh Says He Goals To Drastically Decrease Pay-Per-View Costs: “Much less Than $20 Round The World”

Combat followers have lengthy since been moaning and groaning in regards to the seemingly skyrocketing pay-per-view charges they must fork out; as one fan put it on a social media submit, “Simply watch a little bit of boxing.” And many individuals have chosen to illegally stream a giant battle as a substitute of paying one thing as excessive as $90 within the US and over £25 within the UK. Now, Saudi cash man Turki Alalshikh says he has plans to drastically decrease PPV charges to stop unlawful streaming and to offer battle followers nice worth for cash.

Speaking with Discuss Sport, Alalshikh says he goals to placed on playing cards that value “lower than £20 in England and fewer than $20 all over the world.”

“You point out the pay-per-view; I feel that is my subsequent large battle, and I need your recommendation additionally,” Turki stated on Discuss Sport’s Jordan and White present. “I dream of a pay-per-view with a very good worth to make the followers comfortable and subscribe and get them to observe it legally. Normally, after I see a excessive pay-per-view, 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 exhibits at lower than £20 in England and fewer than $20 all over the world. I would like to have a million followers subscribe and purchase the pay-per-view for £20 than lower than lower than 500,000 [fans paying £40].”

What Alalshikh has to say right here will certainly be good for boxing followers. Too many excessive PPV costs will result in additional unlawful streaming, and as Turki says, “This won’t construct boxing.”

How the rival promoters will take to Turki’s plans might be fascinating. Think about, although, getting a giant battle with a star headlining, say, Canelo Alvarez, Tank Davis, or Terence Crawford, with the PPV payment being below $20! Is Turki being unrealistic right here, or can this occur?

Within the meantime, earlier than such adjustments can come, the September 21 conflict between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will set a UK battle fan again £19.95.