Built in six months, the Kingdom Arena seats 26,000 spectators
Scheduled for February 17 fight for the title of absolute world champion heavyweight title between WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO title holder Alexander Usik and WBC belt holder Tyson Fury will full house. Two weeks before the Usyk-Fury fight, all tickets to the boxing evening, which will be held at 26 thousand capacity Kingdom Arena sold. Resellers are ready to sell tickets eight times more expensive than face value. Let’s talk.
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Initially, the ticket price was quite reasonable: from 70 Saudi riyals (about 25 euros) to 1,500 (370 euros). However, they sold out too quickly, and there are currently no tickets available on the event’s official website. But there are enough of them for a resale site. Moreover, the cheapest one, which costs 25 euros, is offered for at least 42. They are willing to part with the most expensive, with a nominal value of 370 euros, for 2,900 euros.
At the same time, as the media note, not one of the 20 luxurious VIP boxes that are at the stadium went on sale for free. One can only guess about their cost.
It should be noted that the 26,000-seat Kingdom Arena, which became the home stadium of Al-Hilal, in Riyadh was built in just 180 days. The lawn for it was purchased in the Netherlands, and the stadium itself received a retractable roof. The arena has already hosted several boxing events, such as the Fury-Ngannou and Joshua-Wallin fights, as well as one football match. And also very stellar: a few days ago Al-Hilal beat Inter Miami 4:3.
The undercard of the Usyk-Fury fight will feature former IBF world cruiserweight champion Jay Opetaya, 19-year-old Moses Ithauma and IBF world super featherweight champion Joe Cordina.
Usik fought his last fight on August 27 in Wroclaw, Poland. The Ukrainian knocked out Daniel Dubois in the 9th round and defended his championship titles.
Fury defeated Ngannou via split decision. It was reported that the Briton received two cuts in a fight with the former UFC champion.
The Usyk-Fury fight will be shown on a sports streaming service DAZN. In Ukraine, the official broadcast will be available on the above-mentioned platform in PPV (Pay-per-view) mode.
Specifically in the UK, the megafight, in addition to the mentioned broadcaster, will also be available for viewing on the TNT Sports PPV and Sky Sports PPV channels.
Previous fights with Usik’s participation in Ukraine were traditionally broadcast by the MEGOGO service. However, to date, this platform’s plans to broadcast the Ukrainian’s fight with the “Gypsy King” have not been officially announced.
Source: Sportarena
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