The Saudi boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh, has stored his phrase on decreasing PPV costs for marquee boxing occasions, with low Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois costs revealed.
Low-cost Joshua vs Dubois PPV Revealed
The times of getting to pay $50 for a PPV boxing occasion could possibly be previously, with Turki Alalshikh sticking to his phrase by decreasing the costs for Anthony Joshua’s upcoming bout in opposition to Daniel Dubois.
Whereas US followers have been pressured to pay an obscene value of $70 for Joshua’s final PPV occasion in opposition to Francis Ngannou, this time around the charge has been decreased to as little as $19.99.
Earlier this week, the Saudi boxing chief outlined a plan to sort out unlawful streaming of boxing occasions, with Turki Alalshikh blaming the hovering PPV costs for the elevated demand in streaming.
“I dream of a PPV with a very good value to make the followers comfortable and subscribe and get them to look at it legally. Normally once I see a excessive PPV, lots of people go and watch the struggle illegally and this isn’t wholesome for boxing and the platform.
“What I’ll attempt to push is to have our Riyadh Season exhibits at lower than £20 in England and fewer than $20 around the globe.
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“The folks go round it illegally as a result of the worth is excessive. Sooner or later, this is not going to construct boxing. If I give the followers good fights at a very good value then I’ll improve the fanbase.”
Whereas the $19.99 charge is a pretty one, solely time will inform if the PPV is the truth is low sufficient to draw sufficient followers to pay. If no followers buy the PPV, then it’s seemingly the Saudi boxing chief might revert again to the previous costs.
Sadly for boxing followers, there won’t be sufficient of an viewers within the US to promote the PPV required to maintain costs low, with no American fighters on the undercard or primary occasion.
‘AJ’ vs Dubois will nonetheless be an exhilarating occasion on the twenty first of September and there’s a lot on the road for the previous heavyweight champion, who’s hoping to earn a title struggle in opposition to the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury.
