There's been lots of controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia links to sport in the recent time. The most recent controversy comes from golf, with players revolting from the PGA tour to play in Saudi Arabia. Now, boxing tycoon Eddie Hearn has weighed in with his opinion on sport's relationship with Saudi Arabia.Boxing has ventured across the globe for major title fights, from Zaire (now Dominican Republic of the Congo) for the Rumble in the Jungle to Anthony Joshua's rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia.The sport has shown that if there is a possibility to host an event in a country, they'll go the extra mile to achieve it.With AJ's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk looking likely to take place this summer, lots of talk has been around the location of the fight.LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Promoter Eddie Hearn speaks to the media during a press conference at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel on June 10, 2022 in London, England. Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev will meet for a second time for a rematch at The O2 on Saturday 9 July 2022. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)Many predict that the rematch will take place in the Middle East, specifically in Saudi Arabia.Discussing the potential for another fight in Saudi Arabia, Hearn told talkSPORT that:“I have a responsibility to ensure fighters come out of this sport with enough financial security.“Boxing isn’t golf. People are putting their health on the line.”Despite not specifically stating Saudi Arabia as the venue for the fight, Hearn discussed how he needs to ensure that fighters receive as much money as possible from boxing to set them for life afterwards.

He uses the dangerous element of the sport to state boxers will choose the venues offering more money to host a fight.

Hearn does step away from discussing money in the sport. The boxing promotor discussed how hosting major fights in certain countries can help increase the number of people taking part in sport.

Hearn did comment on how he would have liked to host the fight in London, giving AJ the home advantage but discussed how this just wasn't going to be possible:

"We would have loved to do this fight in London, at Tottenham because it gives the fighter home advantage.

"But guess what? Usyk's team weren't really prepared to go to London when there's 4 or 5 times more money on the table to go elsewhere."

The UK born promotor makes it clear that money does talk in boxing, and teams want the best for their boxer to make sure they can see through their careers.

Hearn quickly repeats 'this is not a game of golf', making it obvious to the listener that every sport needs to do what is best for their athletes.

Whether you agree with sport taking part in the Middle East, it looks likely AJ will be looking to reclaim his belts against Usyk in Saudi Arabia this summer.