When an irresistible force (Saudi Arabia\u2019s boxing program) met an immovable object (the New York Police Department), the immovable object prevailed<\/p>\n
On 2 May, Turki al-Sheikh (chairman of the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority and the architect of his country\u2019s Riyadh Season boxing program) planted a flag in Times Square with a fight card styled \u201cFATAL FURY: City of the Wolves\u201d.<\/p>\n
Fatal Fury is a combat video game. The Times Square event was presented by SNK Corporation (the game\u2019s developer) and The Ring (now owned by Al-Sheikh) with Golden Boy (Oscar De La Hoya\u2019s promotional company) as the lead promoter. Given the dangers inherent in boxing, \u201cFatal Fury\u201d is a questionable name for a fight card. But SNK underwrote much of the cost of the promotion and was its primary sponsor.<\/p>\n
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