As battle followers know and are duly enthusiastic about, it is going to be the ‘5 Versus 5’ this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 5 of the cream fighters underneath the Matchroom banner going up in opposition to 5 of the very best fighters who symbolize the Matchroom secure. And there might be extra such tournaments to come back sooner or later.
Turki Alalshikh, who has completed a lot for the game these previous few months, with the Saudi billionaire (or is it trillionaire?) getting some large fights and a few massively stacked playing cards completed, has one other large concept. Proper now, Alalshikh, an actual boxing fan with deeper than deep pockets, desires to stage one other ‘5 versus 5,’ this one between 5 nice US fighters in opposition to 5 nice warriors from Mexico.
Signal me up, is all I can say to this concept, even earlier than we get into who the fighters might be/needs to be/can be.
Turki has put out a teaser on social media:
America 5 Vs Mexico 5
Crawford V Canelo
[Caleb] Plant V [Jaime] Munguia
[Shakur] Stevenson V [Isaac] Cruz
Okay, in order that’s a ‘3 versus 3,’ however you get the thought. It might be large, it might be particular. Alalshikh has been saying for some time now how he desires to match trendy greats Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford collectively and, as a lot as that super-fight would want NO under-card, his excellency has proven that he’s greater than prepared to placed on an excellent supporting present beneath a large battle that may promote all by its lonesome (these aforementioned deep pockets can afford it, in fact!).
Think about, then, the chances so far as a Mexico Vs. USA 5 v 5 goes.
Wherever it occurs, at any time when it occurs, we followers will for positive tune in. Crawford has to maintain enterprise in opposition to Israil Madrimov in August, whereas “Pitbull” Cruz should defeat Jose Valenzuela on the identical August 3 card, whereas Stevenson faces Artem Harutunyan in July. Plant and Munguia every don’t have any subsequent battle set but, and neither does Canelo.
So, after the summer time, possibly – hopefully – every of those fighters can be up and leaping on the probability of representing their respective international locations in fights that can go down courtesy of Alalshikh’s newest nice concept!
Once more, signal me up. How about you?
