How Often Has A Fight Been Confirmed For A Still Unbuilt Venue?

[Lopez_Boxing]

The fight is in Diriyah.

The stadium is 20 mins away from the center of diriyah.. Why is it in Diriyah if there are so many stadiums already built? Do you know? Whats the importance?

[Mooshashi]

Jack Dempsey's promoter booked a fight with Tommy Gibbons in Shelby Montana, 1923. They had no stadium but the town pledged to build a gigantic outdoor stadium. Hardly anyone showed up (how the hell were people supposed to get to Shelby Montana), Dempsey and his promoter took the money and jumped on a train and the town went bust.

But I doubt SA will go bust if this fight doesn't draw. The TV rights are more lucrative than they were in 1923.

[Randall Cunning]

The stadium is 20 mins away from the center of diriyah.. Why is it in Diriyah if there are so many stadiums already built? Do you know? Whats the importance?

Going off wiki, its a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the original home of the current ruling family.

Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served as the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah under the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.

[Lopez_Boxing]

Going off wiki, its a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the original home of the current ruling family.

Thank you sir. I appreciate it

[Randall Cunning]

Interesting. Had no clue.

So the building of a stadium like this seems like a fairly whatever-ish type thing based on Pigeons post with all those 80s fights and this post despite an air of sketchiness with this whole deal. I feel like the Saudi Arabia angle makes it feel even a lil more sketchy than it otherwise might.

Theyre flying through it

It’s going up 🏟 @DiriyahSeason 🇸🇦 #ClashOnTheDunes #RuizJoshua2 pic.twitter.com/eJN6IwA1Vb

— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) October 23, 2019

[anonymous2.0]

Theyre flying through it

It’s going up 🏟 @DiriyahSeason 🇸🇦 #ClashOnTheDunes #RuizJoshua2 pic.twitter.com/eJN6IwA1Vb

— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) October 23, 2019

Top row seats are going to need binoculars to see the ring

[STREET CLEANER]

Top row seats are going to need binoculars to see the ring

There is little time left and there was a few people working on that thing.

[STREET CLEANER]

When John fought Marquez in Indonesia they fought in a parking lot and named it the Golden Gate Arena.