Published 15:12 IST, February 27th 2023

'Fight Night': Cristiano Ronaldo marks presence at Paul vs Fury, meets Mike Tyson

Cristiano Ronaldo was present at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia for the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury PPV, and also shared the frame with boxing legend Mike Tyson.

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Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristia Ronaldo attended Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury cruiserweight boxing bout on Sunday night, at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Fury clinched a victory by split decision in thrilling match and extended his undefeated run in professional boxing. Paul, on or hand, suffered first loss of his career, having entered bout as favorite.

Ronaldo was seen enjoying his time at arena with his son Ronaldo Jr. and was also spotted sharing frame with boxing legend Mike Tyson. British boxer Derek Chisora also shared a video on his Instagram stories, where Al Nassr football was seen getting candid. Here’s a look at best pictures of Cristia Ronaldo from high-octane boxing event.

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Cristia Ronaldo scores ar hattrick for Al Nassr

A day ahead of Paul vs Fury, Ronaldo registered his second hattrick for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and led team to a 3-0 away win against Damac. He earlier netted four goals against Al-Waheda on February 9, dominating opponents and extending his scoring records. He has scored eight goals so far for team in six appearances while helping with two assists.

"Had world on my shoulders"

Coming back to Paul vs Fury PPV, YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul took first loss of his career, despite kcking down Fury early in final round of bout. Fury won biggest match so far of his career, given stakes of match by controlling long stretches of eight-round bout. Two judges scored bout 76-73 in favor of younger half-bror of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, while third favored Paul, 75-74.

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As per Associated Press, speaking after match, Jake Paul said, “I’ve already won every single way in life. I made it farr than I ever thought I would, and beyond. This is a humbling experience. I’ll take it on chin and come back.” On or hand, extending his record to 9-0, Fury said, “In my first main event, 23 years old, I had world on my shoulders, and I came through. This, to me, is a world title fight. I trained so hard for this. This was my destiny.”

12:17 IST, February 27th 2023