Word that Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh is checking out the staging of an August 3 card at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum headlined by Terence Crawford’s pursuit of a title in a 4th weight class need to not amaze.
“[Alalshikh] is sticking to the strategy he has. He doesn’t appear like an unreliable guy. He appears like he’s here to remain,” Chris Algieri stated on ProBox television’s Thursday episode of “Deep Waters.”
Former 140-pound champ Algieri stated Thursday’s BoxingScene report that Alalshikh is considering his American launching at maybe the most widely known sporting structure in the country (home of the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and Super Bowl I) shows the depth of his financial investment in boxing.
“Call it cash relocations. Call it employer relocations. I call it super-fan relocations,” Algieri stated. “We’ve got a guy who’s a really enthusiastic boxing fan and there are battles he wishes to see.
“He sees that the sport is broken, and he has the capability to repair it. We’ve never ever had somebody with the capability to do this, [someone] who can actually be available in from the outdoors, fly in and state, ‘This is incorrect, this is incorrect, this is incorrect. I’ve got the funds to make it work. I wish to do this and I wish to do that.’ And regardless, these battles occur.”
Thanks to a damaging beatdown of previous three-belt welterweight champ Errol Spence Jr. in July, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) ended up being a two-time undeniable champ and is now going up to junior-middleweight, where his intend to fight WBO champ Tim Tszyu were foiled by Tszyu’s upset loss by split-decision to Sebastian Fundora last month.
Two sources acquainted with Alalshikh’s strategies have actually informed BoxingScene Crawford’s probably challenger for the L.A. card is WBA junior-middleweight champ Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs).
An Uzbekistan item, Madrimov caught the WBA belt March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beating Magomed Kurbanov by fifth-round TKO on the Alalshikh card headlined by previous heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua’s knockout of previous UFC champ Francis Ngannou.
The normal depth of Alalshikh’s cards shows he’ll likely intensify what’s being prepared as a Matchroom Boxing promo.
Before the U.S. date, Alalshikh will stage the very first undeniable heavyweight title fight of this century with unbeaten three-belt champ Oleksandr Usyk conference unbeaten WBC champ Tyson Fury in Riyadh on May 18. Two weeks later on, on June 1, he hosts the undeniable light-heavyweight title fight in between unbeaten champs Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol together with a unique 5 versus 5 competition including fighters provided by competing U.K. promoters Eddie Hearn of Matchroom and Queensberry’s Frank Warren.
Alalshikh has actually formerly discussed prepare for a September card in London.
While some have actually scolded the Saudi Arabia cards for doing not have the enjoyment bottled in U.S. and U.K. locations, Algieri stated Alalshikh is revealing he’s willing to spread out the wealth of his assistance in the sport.
“It’s ‘Oh, you don’t wish to come by here. I’ll come by there,’” Algieri stated. “He doesn’t care. He wishes to see the battles by any ways needed.
“As long as that lasts, as long as that enthusiasm exists, as long as he’s able to make these battles, I believe it’s terrific for boxing.”
As for Crawford’s next bout, Algieri sees the 36-year-old as a strong preferred to win a belt in a 4th weight class.
“They’re getting Terence Crawford a world title at 154,” Algieri stated. “The fight makes overall sense to me. I’m not amazed, whatsoever. I don’t believe Madrimov has the tool kit, with just 11 battles as a professional, to truly faze Terence Crawford, and Terence Crawford … his expert experience and skill is on an entire various level.
“That guy’s like an alien therein. He finds out guys so fast. This [fight] is going to advise us of [Crawford’s 2019 victory over] Egidijus Kavaliauskas. [Madrimov’s] going to be competitive early, he’s going to be physical and strong.
“But when Terence figures you out, it’s an entire various world.”
