Turki Alalshikh
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Dana White: Turki Alalshikh reinvests in boxing while everyone else just takes
UFC President and CEO Dana White will kick off his maiden voyage with combat sports power broker Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, during UFC 306 on Mexican Independence Day weekend on Saturday.
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BoxingScene’s Midweek Mailbag: Saudi boxing league, best boxers who never won major titles, Ennis-Chukhadzhian II, and more
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle the idea of a boxing league led by Turki Alalshikh and his Riyadh Season; the wet fart that is the idea of a rematch between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian; a potential fight between Naoya Inoue and John...
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Videos
‘Make pay-per-views free to combat piracy’
In response to questions of how fight fans are supposed to effectively budget a monthly stream of pay-per-view fights that usually threaten to reach the $100 threshold, Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh has proposed an offer to slash pay-per-view prices...
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Shakur Stevenson-Joe Cordina, six other fights announced for Beterbiev-Bivol undercard
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson was installed Tuesday as a co-feature fighter on the Oct. 12 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, card against Joe Cordina, announced Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.
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The Beltline: Are Canelo Alvarez, Tim Tszyu and Carl Froch the only men in boxing whose hands cannot be held?
Hands are important in boxing. Curled into fists, then toughened in the gym, they are protected by hand wraps and gloves before being used on fight night to cause grievous bodily harm. They do damage. They settle disputes. They decide things. They al...