Ring Magazine, owned by Turki Alalshikh (pictured), the most powerful man in boxing and the head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, put out the following apparent propaganda, which includes a false statement but shows the shifting alliances in the boxing world: "Rumors are circulating in the boxing world, that Queensberry is in financial trouble without a continued business relationship with Sela [A Saudi entity] and TKO [relayed to UFC/Zuffa which has burst onto the boxing scene as a promoter in 2026]. The loss of those relationships has influenced Queensberry's threat to sue Sela and TKO.Rumors indicate that their announcement to the media of legal action was timed before their Wardley v. Dubois press conference, which took place today, for an event which is struggling to sell tickets. Queensberry have not been promoting any Riyadh Season fights since last November, and there are no plans for the two sides to work together in the future. There has been intensified concern among the stable within Queensberry, when it was learned that they were not being used as a promotional entity for Tyson Fury’s big UK comeback in April, and this concern has led to a scenario where a number of their fighters are seeking other promoters. Turki Alalshikh and Sela were made aware that the rumors of litigation were leaked from Queensberry and this has created an unrepairable rift, due to Queensberry's cordial communications in the open and being volatile behind the scenes."

 

The statement is false because tickets for Fabio Wardley's WBO heavyweight title defense vs. Daniel Dubois have not gone on sale, so they cannot be accurately described as "struggling."