Boxing PPV price: Turki Alalshikh announces major drop in boxing PPV prices to only $20 to "increase fanbase": "People watch illegally because the price is high"

Saudi Arabia's Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, has announced that fans will be able to watch some of the most anticipated boxing cards at a much cheaper price. His Excellency has taken the boxing world by storm over recent years, and is often credited behind the resurgence of the sport.

The 43-year-old has helped organize and promote some of the biggest fight cards in recent history, and has built good working relationships with stars such as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Terence Crawford, among others.

Much of Turki Alalshikh's motivation to improve the sport of boxing comes from an interview he did with ESPN last year. He famously told them his plan was to fix boxing, which he has attempted to do so by putting on the biggest fights he can.

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Recently, His Excellency has opted to take his plans a step further, and is set to introduce what could be one of the most positive changes boxing has ever seen.

Per talkSPORT boxing editor Michael Benson, Alalshikh has decided to slash the cost of PPV prices in the hopes that lower prices will allow more fans to watch the events, as well as help to introduce new people to the sport.

Benson took to X/Twitter and wrote:

"His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has declared that he wants to lower boxing PPV prices to £20 in the UK/$20 worldwide and said the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol PPV will be £15 UK/$15 worldwide on Oct 12th: “People [watch] illegally because the price is high. This is in the future will not build boxing. If I give good fights with a good price I will increase the fanbase.” [@talkSPORT]"

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Turki Alalshikh no longer interested in booking Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has revealed that his plans for a potential Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez have been shelved, at least for now.

Last month, Alalshikh shared a post on X that outlined his plans for upcoming boxing events in Saudi Arabia for Riyadh Season. Whilst there had been much buzz by fans around a potential superfight between Crawford and Alvarez, the chairman of Saudi Arabai's General Entertainment Authority notably stated it wasn't happening.

He tweeted:

"I decided to disregard the Canelo fight, as I don’t want it anymore. Instead, I will be focusing for the US market with bigger fights, especially for the legend Crawford."

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