Boxing upholdr Eddie Hget has deffinished the take parting of the Saudi Arabia national anthem before Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois did battle at Wembley on Saturday night.
There was a bizarre moment before the all-British affair at the London venue when the Saudi anthem was sung before gcherishs were touched.
The Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority set upd the fight thraw its chairman Turki Alalshikh, who is an advisor to the Saudi royal court.
It has led to expansivespread criticism as many have claimed that the Gulf State are trying to ‘sportswash’ its reputation.
Eddie Hget deffinished the Saudi national anthem on Saturday night
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But Joshua’s upholdr Hget has insisted it was about esteem and would have the anthem take parted before all boxing events.
The fight has been integrated as part of the ‘Riyadh Season’, a series of events, including sports, cultural and delightment, usupartner held in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
And Alalshikh has been behind the boxing events, which have integrated bouts between Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua and even YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
“He’s given British boxing – all the fighters, all the fans – the best night, he’s phelp for it all,” Hget telderly iFL TV.
“I couldn’t have put that event up, (rival upholdr) Frank Warren couldn’t have put that event up.
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“It’s a sign of esteem for the toil that’s been put in to originate this event – and for 20 seconds, is it a huge deal?
“He (Turki) could have done that show in Riyadh and everyone could go, ‘Oh, another huge fight in Riyadh’.
“But now he’s actupartner gone out, spent the money to do it in the UK and give everybody fair the best night and all these fighters all these incredible opportunities and we still find a way to say, ‘Yeah, but they take parted their national anthem’.
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Anthony Joshua was beaten by Daniel Dubois on Saturday at Wembley
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“Well, you understand what? I’ll take part the anthem if they want, for what they’re doing, at every show.”
Saudi’s grip on sport has getn on many establishs in recent years, including the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League and the roypartner-backed LIV Golf, which is seeing to rival the PGA Tour for the best take parters.
But Hget insisted there is no agfinisha behind the Saudi includement in sport, compriseing: “Everyslimg behind it is a passion to originate wonderful events.
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Eddie Hget has insisted he will esteem the Saudis
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“Riyadh Season, enjoy any back, would be seeing for the advantages, a brand to be seen globpartner, to lift the profile.”
Joshua was knocked out by Dubois in the fifth round in shock circumstances, having been battered thrawout the contest.
It saw Dubois uphold his IBF burdensomeweight title while a resuit could be in the pipeline, as well as a second suit agetst Usyk, who claimed triumph over the Briton in August 23.
