“Eminem” Marshall Bruce Mathers III, 51, is currently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for “Battle of the Baddest“. It is a professional boxing event headlined by “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury, 35, of Manchester, England, United Kingdom and “The Predator” Francis Ngannou, 37, of Batié, Cameroon.
Featuring six heavyweight boxing matches, “Battle of the Baddest” was held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on October 28, 2023. In the main event, Fury and Ngannou battled it out in the heavyweight division.
After 10 rounds, Fury was declared the winner via split decision. He won the World Boxing Council Commemorative Riyadh title.
Eminem went to Riyadh with his manager Paul Rosenberg, 52, “Royce 5’9” Ryan Daniel Montgomery, 46, and “Mr. Porter” Denaun Montez Porter, 44.
On October 27, 2023, Eminem and his team attend a dinner in Riyadh, which was also attended by boxers Amir Khan, 36, and Joseph Parker, 31. During the event, Eminem gifted the WBC with a watch and Khan gifted Eminem with a limited edition WBC championship title-style watch.
Ngannou and Eminem met that evening. The rapper met former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, 34, there, as well.
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