
Boxing’s shame in Saudi Arabia
The noble sport has a chequered past, littered with the dark forces that have bankrolled it before. But even with that past, staging a fight in Saudi Arabia with its human rights violations was a new low.
The noble sport has a chequered past, littered with the dark forces that have bankrolled it before. But even with that past, staging a fight in Saudi Arabia with its human rights violations was a new low.
The boxing heavyweight title was once the greatest prize in sport, but recent titleholders and their avoidance game have devalued the belt. Can the division return to its glorious past?