Cristiano Ronaldo is so far enjoying his stint in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr on and off the pitch. The Portuguese star has also attended the New World Sports Conference with FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Ronaldo also was present in the fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. However, he avoided taking sides with one of them.

Interestingly, an English soccer legend also watched the boxing match but dished out a disappointing reaction after the final result of the exciting match. He also termed the result of the match as a ‘robbery’.

Cristiano Ronaldo avoids taking sides in the fight between Fury and Ngannou

Many big celebrities and sports stars arrived in Saudi Arabia to watch the match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. Cristiano Ronaldo also attended the match. He arrived with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez to watch the most anticipated boxing match. The Portuguese star was also asked his opinion on who would win the match. However, the Al Nassr star refused to take sides with both of his friends.

Cristiano Ronaldo speaking to the media ahead of the match on getting asked who he expects to win the match said, “No, no I don’t expect anything, they are both my friends. Tyson Fury has called Cristiano Ronaldo the greatest soccer player in their interaction. Whereas, Francis Ngannou also maintains a great friendship with the Portuguese star. Francis also was present in the Al Nassr match against Al Feiha. He also had the opportunity to take a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo.

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It was all smiles before the match. However, the result of the match has disappointed many. One of them was English legend and pundit Gary Lineker who also termed the result as robbery.

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Tyson Fury won the fight via a split decision at the end. This is despite Francis knocking out Fury on the floor in round 3 of the match. Hence, social media users also did not agree with the result. One of them to get disappointed was Gary Lineker as he expressed his thoughts after the match. After the match, Linekar posted on Twitter, “We’ve just seen a robbery”.

Many fans also called Tyson Fury an undeserving winner. Nevertheless, the fans were impressed with the performance of Francis Ngannou as he fought till the end despite this being his first boxing match after making his career in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). After the fight, he also is going to have more boxing fights as he is high in confidence.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence in the various sporting events in Saudi Arabia indicates the Middle Eastern country has potentially stepped on a goldmine to promote sports in their country. Saudi Arabia aims to host more fights in the present and future. Hence, it would be no surprise if Cristiano Ronaldo also attended the events.