The Saudi boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh, has stored his phrase on reducing 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 may very well be prior to now, with Turki Alalshikh sticking to his phrase by reducing the costs for Anthony Joshua’s upcoming bout towards Daniel Dubois.
Whereas US followers had been compelled to pay an obscene worth of $70 for Joshua’s final PPV occasion towards Francis Ngannou, this time around the charge has been diminished 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 worth to make the followers comfortable and subscribe and get them to observe it legally. Often after I see a excessive PPV, lots of people go and watch the battle 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 all over the world.
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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 worth then I’ll enhance the fanbase.”
Whereas the $19.99 charge is a sexy 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 If no followers buy the PPV, then it’s probably the Saudi boxing chief may revert again to the outdated costs.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 essential 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 battle towards the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury.