Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh took a bizarre swipe at pop star Dua Lipa during the launch press conference for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.
Joshua and Fury faced off for the first time at Olympia London on Wednesday, six days after finally announcing their bout for 11 December at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff.
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Alalshikh is financing the fight and received a lot of the plaudits during what was a mostly tepid affair, though he raised eyebrows when explaining what it took to get the ‘Battle of Britain’ booked for the United Kingdom rather than New York, with Madison Square Garden previously expected to host the bout.
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