From staging mega bouts that boxing fans are longing for, the Man of the Moment is still on the move:
Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, recently acquired The Ring magazine from Oscar De La Hoya for $10 million and will soon bring it back to print.
“Earlier this week, I finalized a deal to acquire 100% of The Ring Magazine, and I want to make a few things clear, the print version of the magazine will return immediately after a two year hiatus, and it will be available in the US and UK markets. The magazine will be fully independent, with brilliant writers and focusing on every aspect in the sport of boxing. We will restore the legacy of The Ring Rankings to its old mechanism with a fully independent panel that lives up to the Ring Magazine’s golden era.
“We will continue to raise the prestige of The Ring Titles, and plans are already underway to have a yearly extravagant awards ceremony to celebrate the very best in the boxing industry. In the coming weeks, we intend to debut a brand new state of the art website and mobile app.
“We are already in development for a line of Ring Magazine merchandise. The Ring Magazine will be a fully independent company without any involvement from Riyadh Season. In the end, lets get the Bible of Boxing to heights that it has never seen in the past“
Looking at the body of work Turki has put in so far in boxing; his sheer pragmatism and passion for action, something delectable can be expected
By Samuel Opoku Amoah
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