The football legend will be pleased with the seating arrangements for the Fury vs Usyk fight tonight.
Cristiano Ronaldo is at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tonight for the 'Ring of Fire' boxing event, which is headlined by the bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, to determine the world's first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years.
As usual, the Real Madrid and Manchester United legend is in the VIP area, surrounded by locals, organisers and other fellow celebrities.
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The Al-Nassr striker went viral in December last year after he was sat next to MMA legend-turned actor Conor McGregor for the Joshua vs Wilder fight, who was talking the Portuguese star's ear off - and he was not amused.
McGregor was thought to have enjoyed the bar a bit too much before the event, and Ronaldo, known for steering clear of alcohol, looked like the designated driver listening to the overly-drunk friend on a night out.
But this time around, the 39-year-old can count his lucky stars, having been seated next to British boxing star Anthony Joshua.
Already, the stars could be seen having lowkey, friendly discussions without causing too much commotion or looking too out of place in an Arab country.
People were quick to share their thought on the situation on social media, already seeing the funny side of it.
One posted: "The sheer relief of not being seated next to Conor McGregor/sipping Forged Irish Stout"
Another said: "Cristiano probably prefers sitting next to Anthony Joshua compared to Conor McGregor," with two laughing emojis.
A third put: "Say Ronaldo is delighted he’s not sitting beside mcgregor tonight."
Joshua recently knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round during a bout that also took place in Riyadh in March, and is the heavy favourite to face Fury if he emerges victorious against his Ukrainian counterpart tonight.
Despite Fury being uncharacteristically humble at the press conference on Thursday, the Mancunian came out all guns blazing during the weigh-in on Friday night.
He told the press: "Fireworks tomorrow night. I'm gonna knock this little fu**er spark out!
"I'm coming for his heart, that's what I'm coming for, f**k his belts, he's getting it tomorrow, spark out. F**k his team too, f**k the lot of them, they can all get it if they want."
Tyson Fury's fighting record
One the biggest names in heavyweight boxing, The Gypsy King has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best in the division. Fury is undefeated in 35 career fights with the only mar on his otherwise immaculate fighting record being a draw with Deontay Wilder, where he got up from two knock-downs and even knocked Wilder down three times.
Nationality: British
Date of birth: August 12, 1988
Height: 6' 9"
Reach: 85"
Total fights: 35
Record: 34-0-1 (24 KOs)
Oleksandr Usyk’s fighting record
Usyk holds multiple world championship titles in two different weight classes: heavyweight and cruiserweight. Usyk has secured career defining wins – including over the likes of Anthony Joshua and has never lost a fight.
Nationality: Ukrainian
Date of birth: January 17, 1897
Height: 6’ 3”
Reach: 78”
Total fights: 21
Record: 21-0 (14 KOs)
Who will the winner of Fury Vs Usyk fight next?
There’s been a lot of speculation that if Fury wins this much-anticipated fight he’ll face off against Anthony Joshua, who is in the crowd tonight. Whoever wins this fight will be the first undisputed champion in 25 years, since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999.
Fury vs Usyk Ring of Fire results:
Tyson Fury (c) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c), undisputed heavyweight title
Jai Opetaia (c) def. Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision
Anthony Cacace def. Joe Cordina (c) via eighth-round knockout
Agit Kabayel def. Frank Sanchez via seventh-round knockout
Moses Itauma def. Ilja Mezencev via second-round knockout
Mark Chamberlain def. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab via first-round knockout
Robin Sirwan Safar def. Sergey Kovalev via unanimous decision
David Nyika def. Michael Seitz via sixth-round knockout
Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing, Anthony Joshua, Sport
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