Turki Alalshikh has made a devastating confession about his health condition after it was confirmed he was suffering from cancer and a brain tumour.<\/p>\n
It’s fair to say that no man has been more infuencial in boxing<\/a> in recent years than Saudi boxing chief Alalshikh.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old has been a key part of the negotiations for some of the biggest fights in the sport, including both clashes between, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol and Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n More recently, the Alalshikh co-founded Zuffa Boxing alongside UFC CEO and President Dana White, with the boxing promotion since making major shockwaves in the sport.<\/a><\/p>\n Unfortunately, during this time he has also been dealing with some major health issues, keeping relatively private about the details of these issues.<\/p>\n He was diagnosed with several forms of cancer from 2015, with the most serious being a tumour located in his brain, close to his pituitary gland.<\/p>\n Alalshikh spent much of 2018 and 2019 in New York receiving treatment and pushed for Saudi Arabia to begin investing more in boxing after returning.<\/p>\n And in a rare interview discussing his condition, Alalshikh admitted that he hopes to help create ‘peace’ in the boxing community by holding a meeting with some of the biggest names in the sport.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll do my best to do a meeting soon between my brothers Dana White, Nick Khan, Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn, and my partners and friends,\u201d Alalshikh told Ring Magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cTo make peace and revolution for boxing. I hope I succeed and boxing fans see the white smoke rise from the chimney.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to do it before losing my memory. I\u2019m afraid in 2028 or 2029 I\u2019ll forget my name.\u201d<\/p>\n Getting White and Hearn to shake hands and make peace would be some doing given the fierce and bitter rivalry that has been ignited between the pair in recent months.<\/a><\/p>\n