CRISTIANO RONALDO sat close to Anthony Joshua for tonight’s boxing extravaganza, wearing a £3,350 Gucci attire and displaying his £1.2 million diamond-encrusted watch.
Tyson Fury is challenging Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia.
12Anthony Joshua and Cristiano Ronaldo chatted ringside at the boxing in Saudi12The Portugal star was sat on the front row with AJCredit: Reuters12Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk collide in Saudi Arabia tonightCredit: EPA12AJ was spotted arriving wearing a white top and matching trousers in RiyadhCredit: X @trboxing12The star had his airpods in to shut out the noise upon his arrivalCredit: Sky Sports12Ronaldo was wearing a Gucci outfit worth £3,350 and his £1.2m watchCredit: TNT Sports12Ronaldo arrived at the arena in his £400k FerrariCredit: X @boxingontnt
1Turki Alalshikh sat among the two sporting celebrities at ring side. Joshua, 34, arrived in a white shirt and matching trousers and keeps a watchful eye on the action, potentially confronting the winner in the next year.
And the two-time world champion was in good company at ringside, chatting with another renowned athlete, Ronaldo, with Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, sitting next to them.
The 39-year-old Ronaldo, who scored yesterday night to help Al-Nassr draw 1-1 with Saudi Pro League winners Al-Hilal, stole the show with his cream Gucci attire and amazing timepiece, coming in his £400,000 Ferrari.
The blingy Franck Muller watch is finished with 424 g.He had previously been sighted wearing a £100,000 Jacob and Company limited edition H24 with a total diamond weight of 15.25 carats.
The Manchester United and Real Madrid icon has been a regular at ringside for some of Saudi Arabia’s greatest fights, including Joshua’s drаmаtic knockout victory over Otto Wallin in December.
However, Ronaldo became viral in a humorous way when he appeared “terrifieԀ” while sitting next to animated UFC icon Conor McGregor.
The cameras moved to the pair just as McGregor was ranting at a Saudi boxing boss about old adversary Manny Pacquiao, while Ronaldo sat between the two, looking sheepish.Fortunately for the Portuguese ace, the Irishman is not scheduled to come this time because he is presently training for his UFC homecoming against Michael Chandler next month.
However, he may have to face his former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney.The Red Devils’ all-time leading scorer is a great boxing enthusiast, and he announced earlier this year that he had spoken with Misfits Boxing about perhaps having his own figҺt.
Tensions in Riyadh have been rising all week before of today’s blockbuster.Fury refused to even look at competitor Usyk during the pre-figҺt press conference before forcefully confronting him at the weigh-in.
Usyk’s team added to the exciting build-up by filing a protest alleging that areas of the Riyadh ring canvas could be a trip hazard.
But it was the WBC champion’s father, John Fury, who made headlines by shockingly HEADBUTTING Stanislav Stepchuk, a member of the Usyk camp, on Monday..
12Ronaldo has previously shown off his stunning Franck Muller watchCredit: Reuters12This was the Gucci top that Ronaldo was thought to wearing for the eventCredit: Gucci
1These appeared to be on the legs of the football star.GucciJohn, who had a bleeding forehead, screamed in the ensuing bаttle, “We can’t be beаt!” We cannot be beaten!”
The 59-year-old then threatened to headbutt Tony Bellew after he predicted a Usyk victory, before lashing out at “traitor” British fans who believe their undefeated 6ft 9in kid will be defeated this Saturday.
Tonight’s bout will establish one guy as the world’s undisputed heavyweight champion for the first time since 1999, when Lennox Lewis held the title.Usyk has the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles, while Fury is the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion.
Both me𝚗 have undefeated records..
12Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have been ringside at figҺt nights in the pastCredit: Getty