Aurelia Butler

THE pay-per-view price for next month’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ has been revealed – and fans are thrilled.British superstar Anthony Joshua will face Otto Wallin in a huge Saudi Arabia showdown on December 23, with Deontay Wilder taking on Joseph Parker in a co-main event.
Anthony Joshua will face Otto Wallin next monthCredit: Getty
Deontay Wilder will take on Joseph Parker in a co-main eventCredit: Getty
Daniel Dubois, who suffered a defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in August, is also set to feature on the card against controversial heavyweight Jarrell Miller.
And fans will be in for a treat with another five fights also scheduled for the evening, involving the likes of Dmitry Bivol, Filip Hrgovic and Jai Opetaia.
The event will be broadcast on DAZN with UK viewers expected to pay just £19.99 for eight thrilling bouts.
Fans have been left thrilled with the PPV price, with one person taking to X to write: “From some of the previous cards I’ve seen priced the same. This actually is good value for once.”
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Another added: “This is a quality price in fairness. Wilder vs Parker is a great fight, Joshua vs Wallin will be attritional but interesting if Wallin can take it into the later rounds.
“Dubois vs Miller should be a decent watch too, and there are still other good fights.”
A third wrote: “That is value.”
While another simply said: “Bargain.”
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Fans were left disappointed when it was announced that Tyson Fury’s fight against ex-MMA star Francis Ngannou was priced at £21.95 last month.
And others were equally as livid when it was revealed that Tommy Fury’s Misfits bout with YouTuber KSI was priced at £19.99.
The event PPV is priced at £19.99 for UK viewersCredit: Reuters
Daniel Dubois is set to face Jarrell Miller on the nightCredit: PA More

EDDIE HEARN has once again claimed Anthony Joshua is in talks for a shock fight in Africa.The 34-year-old London 2012 legend, with the Nigerian home of his parents tattooed proudly on his giant shoulder, has just signed up to back-to-back Saudi Arabia showdowns.
Eddie Hearn has hinted at an ‘incredible’ fight for Anthony Joshua in AfricaCredit: Sportsfile
Joshua could fight on the 50th anniversary of the Rumble in the JungleCredit: Getty
The Middle East mega-money has even floored the old hot spots of London, Las Vegas and New York.
But AJ promoter Hearn reckons – not for the first fruitless time – that big-time boxing could return to continent.
The Matchroom boss told the BBC: “It’s something that would be iconic for the sport.
“When we’re visiting these countries, there’s government funding to stage these events.
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“Sometimes that isn’t forthcoming in all areas but there have been discussions and I think it will happen in time.
“We’ve had a couple of approaches. Obviously, Anthony Joshua – with his Nigerian descent – is always keen to visit and stage a major event there.”
In 1974 Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle.
That unforgettable show – held in Zaire, now known as the Congo – was bankrolled by tyrant president Mobutu Sese Seko who embezzled billions from his people.
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And Hearn hopes to celebrate the upcoming 50th birthday with an unlikely return.
He said: “With that anniversary approaching, we’ve often talked about a big Anthony Joshua fight – even revisiting the famous scenes in Zaire of the Rumble in the Jungle.
“Visually, it would be incredible and something Anthony would love to tick off the box before the end of his career.” More

JOHN FURY has blasted his son Tyson’s game plan against Francis Ngannou as “f***ing stupid”.The Gypsy King beat Ngannou on a split points decision in their crossover fight last month.
John Fury has blasted his son Tyson’s game plan against Francis NgannouCredit: TNT Sports
Fury won on a narrow split decision in the crossover boutCredit: Getty
But Fury’s shaky performance cast doubt on his credentials to beat Oleksandr Usyk when they fight in February.
And John has told his son in no uncertain terms to change tactics or face losing his WBC title.
Speaking to the Mail via Free Bets UK, he said: “There was a lot wrong with it.
“His physical condition could have been a lot better. The game plan – there wasn’t one. At the end of the day, he does his thing again. But it could have been a lot better. 
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“For my money, he hadn’t trained the way he should have done for that fight and I don’t mean physically, I mean a game plan.
“His game plan should have been box and move be clever, be witty, outsmart him, but what happened? He tried to break a ten-tonne bulldozer with a toffee hammer. 
“Tyson, he looked fat thin to me. His condition, his body didn’t look right from the off. He was somewhere else, Tyson. I don’t know whether he couldn’t get up for the fight.
“That wasn’t Tyson in there. He still does enough to win. He won the fight no matter what people think, but he made it difficult for himself with that game plan. It was f***ing stupid basically. 
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“You don’t meet an express train head on, do you? On the ability Tyson’s got, he should have trained for the back foot, slipping and sliding, the same style for when he fought Wladimir Klitschko.
“Then he would have made Ngannou look silly and he would have run out of ideas.”
John has openly criticised Tyson’s trainer SugarHill Steward.
He also said he had seen a decline in Tyson’s condition over his last three fights and said he is unsure whether he would be ready for the February 17th.
The 59-year-old said: “In my opinion, Tyson needs a bit more time to get his conditioning right and his weight right.
“For me it looked like he had lost 20lbs of muscle last time. Something was wrong.”

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CARL FROCH has admitted he fears for the future of boxing amid Saudi Arabia’s takeover of the sport.Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will appear on the same card in Riyadh on December 23 as they face Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker.
Anthony Joshua will face Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia on December 23Credit: Getty
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed crown on February 17Credit: EPA
Carl Froch fears for Saudi Arabia’s influence on boxingCredit: AFP
The two bouts top an incredible night of action that also includes British heavyweight Daniel Dubois, WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and IBF cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia.
Then on February 17, Riyadh will play host to Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk as they fight to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
But the endless money swirling around the Middle East is something Froch, 46, has warned against as he raised concerns with regards to its impact on the wider boxing landscape.
Speaking to AceOdds, he said: “For the sport itself, is that where it’s going? Is that like the pinnacle now?
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“Are we going to try and become an area champion, a British champion, a world champion and then once you’re a world champion, is the aim to be then good enough or big enough to then get this Saudi money?
“Because that’s the cream now, that’s the golden goose, isn’t it? That’s the golden ticket, if you like.
“But it’s only happening for a small amount of fighters. You’ve got Tyson Fury, you’ve got Anthony Joshua, and then you’re kind of running out of names.
“I know Deontay Wilder is fighting Joseph Parker, but you’ve got a handful of people that are able to cash in and benefit.
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“You’ve got greedy promoters that will say, we’re doing it for the fans, which is bulls**t. That’s bulls**t.
“How many fans can afford to buy a ticket, jump on a plane and go out to Saudi Arabia? And you can’t even have a pint of Guinness and watch the fight, right? Who wants to do it? And how many people can afford to do it? Nobody.
“You’re not doing it for the fans. You’re doing it for your f**king bank balance. You’re doing it for the money. Let’s just be real. Let’s be straight. It’s an obscene amount of money. We’re all human beings.
“We all want the money. So I can understand, but don’t try and tell us you’re doing it for the fans.”
Froch then point blank called out Saudi’s moves in the sport, citing the inability to get a Joshua-Wilder fight made as one of the negative developments.

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He added: “Is it good for boxing? I don’t know if it is good for boxing. It’s probably not because it’s stopping the big fights from happening.
“Anthony Joshua should be fighting Deontay Wilder, but instead they’re now giving us Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder on the same card, fighting in fights that they’re pretty much guaranteed to win.”
Former super-middleweight champion Froch went on to discuss Fury-Usyk, insisting he does believe the bout will take place despite it being pushed back from December to February.
However, he also feels it is disappointing that British fight fans are set to miss out on going to the historic clash.
He said: “The fight will probably happen because, like I say, money controls everything, doesn’t it?
“Let’s be honest. In the Western world, cash is king. If the money’s there, if it makes money, it makes sense.
The fans lose out because it’s not at the Wembley Stadium or it’s not at the O2 Arena.
“We can’t go and physically watch the undisputed unified heavyweight championship of the world. We can’t watch that fight.
“Or you can if you want to get on a plane and go to Saudi. And not many people from Britain do that to be honest.” More