The Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanied by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, attended the activities of the Red Sea fight, while the Saudi Minister of Sports, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, crowned Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk with the title of world heavyweight boxing championAfter his victory over the British competition, Anthony Joshua, by a decision of two of three judges, in the “Red Sea Fight” meeting, which was held in Jeddah yesterday, Saturday, with the attendance of more than 10,000 spectators in the gymnasium in King Abdullah City in Jeddah, and millions of people watched it around the world, via carrier channels.
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of this fight is among the objectives of the Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Boxing Federation, to achieve the strategic goals of Saudi Arabia’s continuation of hosting the most important and largest international sporting events, as a global destination for hosting such major global competitions, in addition to the diversity of hosting events and programs.
On this occasion, the Saudi Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal said: “We are proud to host this major global event for the second time, which is a consolidation of one of our goals, which aims to make Saudi Arabia a destination to host world championships, which confirms the unprecedented amount of interest that the sports sector receives. From the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the direct support of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, which we see in every sporting event held in the Kingdom.
He added, “Congratulations to the boxer Oleksandr Usyk wins the Red Sea boutand better luck to his rival, “Joshua”, both of whom performed historically, in front of a large audience, and thank you for their presence on this unforgettable night.”
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s presence in the Red Sea battle
Extensive media presence
The event kicked off with a number of secondary fights, in the presence of more than 200 media professionals, from inside and outside Saudi Arabia, of 15 different nationalities, and representing more than 100 channels, newspapers and websites specialized in the sport of boxing. The technique in the first round, following just one minute and five seconds, and the British-Somali-born Ramla Ali managed to defeat her opponent from the Dominican Republic, Crystal Garcia.
Other fights saw Bulgarian Traicho Georgiev defeat Emirati boxer Rashid Belhasa, Ukrainian Daniel Lapin defeating Slovakian Joseph Gorko, Britain’s Ben Whitaker defeating Croatian Petar Nosic, and American Andrew Tapetti over his compatriot James Wilson, following Wilson’s team decided to withdraw.
The Crown Prince continues the fight
The Swede Badu Jack beat the American Richard Rivera by a decision of two out of three referees, and the Jordanian Badr Al-Samreen managed to beat the Azerbaijani Fouad Tarverdi by technical knockout, in the fourth and final round, to keep his record unbeaten.
Britain’s Callum Smith scored a resounding victory by knocking out French opponent Mathieu Baudelaire in the fourth round, giving Smith a chance to fight for the WBC Super Middleweight title.
After 12 marathon rounds, Croatian Filip Hergovic defeated China’s Zhang Zili, by a collective decision of the three judges, and earned a chance to fight for the IBF Heavyweight title.
While a video clip of Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, while he was at the main podium of King Abdullah Sports Hall in Jeddah; To follow the Red Sea heavyweight boxing fight.
