Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarez super fight among top three fights Turki Alalshikh wants to make

22/04/2024 17:19

Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh is determined to work with all of the sport’s biggest stars.

The Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority is the most influential man in boxing right now and has been putting on cards for the last 12 months that would otherwise be the stuff of fantasy.

Alalshikh is the driving force behind the upcoming undisputed heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on May 18.

And he most recently funded Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou‘s crossover clash in March.

Yet despite already playing host to some of the biggest boxing events of the decade so far, H.E continues to strive for more.

During a ‘Ask Me Anything Q&A’ on Reddit, Alalshikh revealed the top three fights he hopes to make in the future; Fury vs Joshua, Terence Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez vs Artur Beterbiev.

British boxing fans will be relieved to see Fury vs Joshua on Alalshikh’s list.

The heavyweight titans have attempted to make the fight on several occasions to no avail.

It appears the biggest stumbling block facing the all-British showdown in the past was money.

However, that shouldn’t be a problem with Saudi Arabia involved.

Crawford vs Canelo is a rogue pick given that both men compete three weight classes apart.

Canelo is the undisputed super-middleweight champion while Crawford previously held all four belts at welterweight.

‘Bud’ is expected to move up to super-welterweight in his next fight but is still massively undersized.

A catchweight would likely have to be agreed between both boxers for the fight to happen.

Beterbiev vs Benavidez weighs heavily on whether the former wins his upcoming four-belt shootout with Dmitry Bivol on June 1.

Benavidez is boxing Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a WBC light-heavyweight final eliminator on June 15.

Should he win that fight he will be in a primed position to challenge whoever emerges victorious out of Bivol and Beterbiev.