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He has resolved conflicts and rivalries between fighters and promoters, including Hearn and Warren, and there is increased hope Fury and Joshua could finally happen. <\/p>\n
WBC champion Fury arrived in Riyadh earlier on Tuesday and is expected to be ringside on Friday as his brother, 27-year-old Roman Fury, is fighting on the undercard.<\/p>\n
“I think years ago that might have affected AJ, but not anymore. Now he’s just laser focused,” Hearn said. <\/p>\n
“Be interesting to see what Tyson Fury does at ringside.”<\/p>\n
As Saudi Arabia faces repeated accusations of using elite level sport to deflect conversation away from its poor human rights record<\/a>, their investment in boxing does not appear to be slowing down.<\/p>\n While the interest of the locals is questionable, with a lack of fans attending the fight week festivities so far, the money being pumped into the build-up is staggering.<\/p>\n The production levels for the promotional videos – lending to the arcade fight computer game theme – would put many Hollywood trailers to shame.<\/p>\n The purses have not been revealed but Forbes sensationally report, external<\/span><\/a> Joshua could earn $50m with Ngannou taking home $10m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n