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Mastermind behind Fury vs Usyk poses in one of greatest boxing pics of all time with legends including Mike Tyson


THE mastermind behind the brokering of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s fight has shared a picture with some of the greatest boxers of all time.

Turki Alalshikh, who helped Fury and Usyk sign off on their heavyweight unification bout on February 17, managed to bring some of the highest-profile names in combat sport for the photo.

Turki Alalshikh posted a stunning boxing photo featuring a host of greatsCredit: Instagram
As the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority he has been key to bringing boxing to the countryCredit: Reuters

The photo, shared to Alalshiskh’s social media pages, featured over 30 people.

Among them were a number of icons known the world over like Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.

Former British champion Amir Khan could be seen on the left of the group too.

Other icons including Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya and Frank Bruno posed for the snap too.

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Joe Calzaghe and Prince Naseem Hamed were also among those to feature.

Usyk was pictured in the photo as well.

And the photo seemed to break the internet, gaining over one million likes on Instagram alone after just one day.

Alalshiskh is the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.

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Under his watch, Saudi hosted Fury’s recent “Battle of the Baddest” clash with Francis Ngannou.

They will also host the stunning “Day of Reckoning” event on December 23.

It will feature a number of top heavyweights including Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua all on the same card.

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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk


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