Billionaires Gather Ahead Of Anthony Joshua Vs Francis Ngannou's Duel

Photos with Cristiano Ronaldo, Tyson Fury, and Turkish promoter Alalshikh ahead of the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou duel (doc. Special).

JAKARTA - The big boxing party will occur in Saudi Arabia when Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024 evening local time.

Ahead of the duel, the two boxers had already held a press conference. Interestingly, the meeting with the media was attended by billionaires of other sports.

Apart from Joshua and Ngannou, who are included in this category, there are also Tyson Fury and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The four of them took a group photo after a press conference with Turkey Alalshikh, promoter and head of the Saudi Arabian Entertainment Authority.

The Sun tried to dissect the wealth of each of the sportsmen who took the photo.

Joshua is estimated to have a fortune of 200 million pounds (Rp 3.9 trillion). He will earn another 10 million pounds from his fight against Ngannou.

Then, Fury had about 125 million pounds (Rp 2.4 trillion). His income began to skyrocket when he beat world champion Wladimir Klitshcko in 2015.

Fury now gets a big fee for every fight. He claims his fight with Oleksandr Usyk will be worth around 100 million pounds.

However, Joshua and Fury's income turned out to be nothing compared to Cristiano Ronaldo.

The combination of the two boxers' assets is less than half of Ronaldo's, which is estimated to have a wealth of 600 million pounds (Rp 11.9 trillion).

The Portuguese superstar is reported to have a salary of 173 million a season with Saudi Arabia's Pro-League club, Al Nassr. The income has not been added to several deals with sponsors, including Armani and Tag Heuer.

In fact, Alalshikh is estimated to have no wealth of Ronaldo. The promoter has assets of around 70 million pounds (Rp1.3 trillion).

While Ngannou became the 'poorest' among the four people. He is estimated to have only 5 million pounds (Rp99 billion).

The Cameroonian boxer's income has soared since turning to professional boxing. Earlier when he was in the mixed martial arts (MMA), he last got paid around 500,000 pounds for a UFC heavyweight fight.

"This is truly an idea worth billions of dollars. When you look at those stars and how much they are worth, as well as Mr. Alalshikh, your mind will be shocked."

"He has influence and wallets. Saudi Arabia wants to overtake Vegas as the capital city of world battles and Alalshikh is a big part of it," a source told The Sun.

Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou match is indeed the center of attention in Saudi Arabia. Cristiano Ronaldo also regularly watched previous boxing duels.

Meanwhile, Fury's presence was actually to support his brother, Roman Fury, who will fight Martin Svarc in undercard Joshua vs Ngannou.

Fury just got into the ring again on May 18, 2024. He will fight for the undisputed heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.