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Honorable Turki Alalshikh says the price to pay for the February 22nd Riyadh Season card is 19.99 in the UK and $25.99 in the US and “worldwide.” It is the highest value of the six fights announced today on the card
Price PPV
All five fights on the undercard can be headlined on their respective cards, and, surprisingly, these matches are listed below. The main event of the February 22 card is a rematch between undisputed lightweight champion Artur Beterbiev and former WBA champion Dmitry Bivol. The combination of PPV value and big fights on the card makes it attractive. I don’t remember seeing a saved card in years.
There were murmurs from the fans and the promoter of Bivol, Eddie Hearn, about the results of the first fight with Beterbiev on October 12. So, there will be an agreement to end it.
Bivol looked like he didn’t want to be there after the seventh round and was a survivor. He deserved to lose 100%, and Beterbiev will make sure that Bivol fans have nothing to do after that.
The undercard features two great fights that fans will be talking about during the build-up. They are as follows:
- Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israel Madrimov
The Ortiz Jr.-Madrimov fight is short-lived as it requires Madrimov to get through his December 21 bout against Serghii Bohachuk without a loss or injury. Agent Tom Loeffler sees it as “bad karma” for Madrimov to be scheduled to fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February 22nd when he has a tough fight against Bohachuk this month.
“Bad Karma to post this. Bohachuk has a 90% KO rate, knocked out Vergil twice. He’s going to a KO match against Madrimov on December 21, so there’s no more funny business with the judges,” said Tom Loeffler. X.
We do not make PPV price not more than 19.99 GBP in UK, and in USA and the rest of the world not more than 25.99 USD 🔥🥊 (We want fans to have fun and enjoy… pic.twitter.com/Y2SqdJqENb
– TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) December 3, 2024
No Gimmes
“They have deep pockets, and they pay fighters a lot of money,” commented Ade Aladipo. TalkSport Boxing about His Excellency Turki Alalshikh including the February 22nd card.
“In the past, fighters used to say, ‘I don’t fight because I don’t get paid enough.’ They almost can’t resist these fights now. It is much more than what they are used to being paid. Additionally, they have advertisers and advertisers working together right now.
“It would have been impossible to put this card together without deep pockets. They are all big, important battles. No gimmes. Most of the fights under the card are 50-50.
Before Turki Alalahikh got involved in boxing, most of the fight cards of the last five years were terrible and getting worse. For fans who remember the great cards of the 1980s and 1990s, they were disappointed by this game.
Many fans stopped following boxing because of the problems, which were filled with mistakes created by advertisers to sell bad products. This is still going on, obviously, but there is Turki, who is putting together some great fights.
“The first fight will be Zhilei Zhang against Agit Kabayel. You’re talking about two top six heavyweights going first. They’re usually six or eight rounds,” said Ade about the February 22 card.
“No, it has to be Beterbiev vs. Bivol. You’re talking about two of the best lightweights of all time. The first fight was great. All the belts, every belt in the division,” said Ade when asked if the Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker should headline the February 22 card.
“Dubois’ rise in the last year has been great. It will be a great event, but even he knows that the two best in the world have to move on. Beterbiev is pound-for-pound #5. Division #6. These are two of the best. They have to go first,” said Ade.
