Who is Turki Alalshikh? The Saudi Arabian mastermind behind Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois fight

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will share the ring on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium for the IBF World Heavyweight title as the two British boxers look to make history.

Saudi Arabian royalty Turki Alalshikh has been an instrumental figure in making the bout, but who is he and what role has he played in boxing over the past few years?

Born on August 4, 1981, Alalshikh is the man behind some of the world's biggest bouts that have taken place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - pitting the likes of Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usky earlier this year among others. He's also a member of the Saudi Royal Court who graduated from King Fahd Security College in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in security sciences before adding certificates in criminology, investigation, risk management and general management to his resume.

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'His Excellency' is part of the extended Royal Saudi family and hit the headlines earlier this year when he posed for a photo with some of sports' all all-time greatest athletes. Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Conor McGregor, Amir Khan, Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya and Frank Bruno all posed for a brilliant snap alongside Alalshikh.

The 43-year-old has worked in several high-profile positions in the Saudi government including the Interior Ministry, the Emirate of Riyadh and the office of the Defence Minister and the Crown Prince. In September 2017, he was appointed the new chairman of the General Sports Authority before becoming chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) - tasked