Some interesting developments in the boxing world this past week as a proposed fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jake Paul set for this May was nixed at the last minute when the super middleweight title holder signed a 4-fight deal with the Saudis. Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, guaranteed Alvarez […]
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Report: TKO-PIF creating boxing league
The New York Times reports that TKO and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia are close to creating a boxing league. Per quotes from the SBJ article it would feature “up-and-coming boxers tied exclusively to the league.” The investment would be made by “Sela,” a subsidiary of the PIF, while TKO “would be a […]
2024 year in boxing from an outsider perspective
2024 saw some interesting fights from an outsider perspective and one big fight that spoke to what people perceive boxing to be. The big fight that I’m talking about is Logan Paul fighting Mike Tyson. The event was widely publicized and received much more buzz than I thought would happen. Foreshadowing the event, the original […]