His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince – may God bless him – is documenting the Kingdom’s success at various levels, including sports, by his presence at international events on the Kingdom’s soil to add another dimension to it, placing peace at the heart of Saudi Arabia.
The presence of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Red Sea in the heavyweight boxing final between Ukrainian Usyk and Briton Joshua is a testament to the Kingdom’s ability to organize international sporting events and supports the Saudi sports movement, which is very popular. interest from management and opens up new horizons for him in line with the With Vision 2030 program, which aims to make the Kingdom the main venue for the world championships with its national staff, strong organizational capabilities and the ability to turn any tournament into a success.
On Sunday morning, social media activists circulated videos of His Highness the Crown Prince walking into the indoor hall of the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah to attend the fight.
The match was attended by FIFA President Infantino, famous heavyweight boxer Holyfield and a number of people interested in boxing around the world.
Usyk hero
Ukrainian Usyk expressed his joy at the victory. After the fight, he said: “I am happy to be back with the belts with me. It was a strong fight. spirit in the ring.
“I thank Joshua for his words at the end of the fight, but I don’t like to brag about it. In times like these, I have to be humble.”
Joshua: Angry at myself
Britain’s Joshua expressed regret at the loss of the title, saying: “I wanted to win so badly and I was very angry with myself after the fight ended. Usyk is a great champion and he did a great job during two fights. He is an outstanding boxer who has spent a lot of fights and has a lot of experience.
Al-Faisal became the champion
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, the sports minister, has awarded Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk the world heavyweight boxing title after defeating British boxer Anthony Joshua by two out of three judges in a Red Sea Fight match. which took place this morning in Jeddah. In the presence of more than 10,000 spectators in the gym in the city of King Abdullah in Jeddah, millions of people around the world watched it on broadcast channels.
Usek managed to retain his WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, which he won in the first meeting, which took place in September 2021 AD at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in front of 60,000 spectators, before demanding “Joshua” to meet again for the first time in heavyweight competition history since 1999, Usyk has also added an additional title to his titles, which is the Ring Magazine title, which boxer Tyson Fury relinquished earlier this week.
Al-Faisal: Our goal is to make the Kingdom the host of the world championships
On this occasion, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia, said: “We are proud to be hosting this grand global event for the second time, which is the consolidation of one of our goals that aim to to make the Kingdom the host of the World Cups, which confirms – and praise be to God – the size of the unprecedented interest that the sports sector is receiving from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – God protect him – and the direct support of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister – may God protect him – which we see at every sporting event held in the Kingdom.”
He added: “I congratulate boxer Oleksandr Usyk on his victory in the Red Sea fight and wish his opponent Joshua good luck.”
