It’s time to square up.
The Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury fight is taking place at the historic town of Diriyah as part of Diriyah Season.
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Sunday February 26 is when Paul and Fury are going head-to-head in the ring. Dukes up. The fight starts at 8pm with gates opening at 6pm.
There will be even more in the ring because the official undercard has just been unveiled. Ragad Al Naimi will become the first Saudi female boxer to make her professional debut against Perpetual Okaidah as part of The Truth fight.
The eight-fight undercard will also include Ilunga Makabu putting his WBC Cruiserweight World Championship on the line as he goes up against former two-weight World Champion Badou Jack.
Saudi’s Zaid Majrashi will square off against Philip Quansah, and Salman Hamda will go against Daniel Plange. Furthermore, Saudi boxing star Ziyad Almaayouf will take on Ronald Martinez.
American YouTuber Adam Saleh is also taking on Stuart Kellogg as part of the undercard fight.
Tickets to the match are available now via diriyahseason.sa from SAR180.
Jake Paul is an American boxer who started off as a YouTube star. He is also the brother of professional wrestler Logan Paul. Tommy Fury is the brother of British Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury.
Jeddah saw Anthony Joshua battle it out in the ring against Oleksandr Usyk in a fierce rematch back in August 2022. the first-ever female boxing match in Saudi between Ramla Ali and Crystal Nova also took place in Jeddah last year.
In other exciting sports news in the Kingdom, Saudi announced a new women’s national football team, taking the total to three. With more firsts to come, we can’t wait for what’s next.
Who’s taking the belt?
From SAR180. Sun Feb 26. 8pm (match), 6pm (gates). Diriyah, diriyahseason.sa.
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