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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Former Two- Division Boxing World Champion and Global Philanthropist Badou Jack will make his Saudi Arabian debut on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua, August 20 in Jeddah against unbeaten prospect Richard Rivera.<\/p>\n

Jack a Gambian -Swede has been very active in the Middle East region with his promotional company, Badou Jack Promotions, having promoted the first ever PPV Boxing and Kickboxing card in Dubai in May of 2019 and working with other promotions to stage his own fights in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Jack, dubbed \u201cThe People\u2019s Champion\u201d fought on the Floyd Mayweather exhibition in Abu Dhabi in May at the Etihad Arena, with a quick 46 second first round knockout victory. Previous to that, he made his UAE debut in Dubai with a 2nd round KO of Samuel Crossed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to make my Saudi debut on such a big event on August 20 in Jeddah,\u201d Jack stated. \u201cThis is another great event that Badou Jack Promotions is a part of and my team and I are looking forward to many more in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited for this fight and can\u2019t wait to showcase my talent,\u201d said Jack\u2019s opponent, \u201cPopeye\u201d Richard Rivera, who is promoted by Joe Deguardia\u2019s Star Boxing. \u201cI wanted this fight for a few years now, so I am extremely grateful for this opportunity. It\u2019s time for a veteran, Badou Jack, to pass the torch down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to announce Badou\u2019s Saudi debut on this mega event\u201d Badou Jack Promotions CEO Amer Abdallah said. \u201cWe have a wonderful relationship with great partners in the Middle East and Badou Jack Promotions will continue to be extremely eventful in this part of the world. We are looking forward to making many more big announcements in the very near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

www.maxboxing.com\/news\/<\/b><\/p>\n

Source: The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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