Turki Alalshikh celebrates monumental success of undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk
The undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk was a huge deal, according to Turki Alalshikh, who shared the success of the fight online.
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The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk was a huge deal in the boxing world. In a social media post by Turki Alalshikh, who put the event together, the event had 5.49 billion impressions. “Ring of Fire” was the main event fight, which had been years in the making and was also postponed several times. As such, the big achievement is a historic milestone for the sport.
The fight finally took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it played a big hand in terms of his success. However, the global reach it has achieved is still mind-boggling. The two undefeated boxers faced each other in the ring for a blood-soaked twelve-round bout. Usyk defeated Fury via split decision. Boxing fans around the world rejoiced after Usyk became the first Ukrainian undisputed heavyweight champion.
Furthermore, he was also the first person to win the undisputed heavyweight title after Lennox Lewis did so in 1999. Thus becoming one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time. This is because legendary fighters such as Jack Dempsey, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson have won the undisputed title in the past.
The Saudi royal family was quick to congratulate Usyk after his historic win. They acknowledged the importance of his achievement in an era where so many great heavyweight boxers have dominated the sport. While the US has had its share of crowd-pulling events over the last year, none seems to have caught the public’s attention quite like the recent Usyk vs. Fury match.
Saudi Arabia has become the epicenter of boxing
Saudi Arabia has been trying to attract international attention to their country, which led to the crossover boxing match between Fury and Francis Ngannou. This was not the first time Saudi Arabia hosted a big event since they even conducted the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Usyk in 2022.
However, none of the events have come close to the magnitude of the undisputed heavyweight fight. All of this can be credited to Alalshikh, who is an avid boxing fan. He has even mentioned how he intends to host the biggest fights in boxing. Furthermore, Alalshikh has done this by bringing the best fighters together in one place.
In addition to bringing in the best fighters, Saudi Arabia has also been inviting the biggest celebrities in the world. Subsequently, to help aid them in their venture in boxing, they also have the two biggest English promoters. This is of course Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, who are working with them.
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Abhijay Roy
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