Mark Shapiro announced during an investors conference on Monday that Zuffa Boxing would start on January 23rd. The show will air one day before the UFC’s first event on Paramount January 24th. Shapiro did not provide any further information on the boxing event. UFC 324 has been announced to take place at T-Mobile Arena in […]
Ali Act
Tyson letter in support of Ali Revival Act
The initial hearing on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act takes place on Thursday with a Congressional Hearing set. Presumably, the hearing, entitled “In Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers” will support the passing of the legislation. Former boxing champion, Mike Tyson, has written a letter in support of the Act. The […]
Mike Tyson lends support to Ali Act Revival legislation
Sports Business Journal reports that Mike Tyson supports the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The public support comes the same week that there will be a Congressional Hearing on the legislation. According to a letter released on behalf of Tyson, he stated “proposed reforms provide meaningful benefits for fighters.” The letter penned by Tyson (but […]
Hearing scheduled for Ali Act legislation
A United States Congressional Committee will hear testimony related to proposed legislation on the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act. Entitled, “In Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers” the title tells you that the hearing was coordinated by supporters of the legislation. TKO’s Zuffa Boxing is in support of the new legislation which would […]
Oscar De La Hoya pens op-ed opposing TKO-backed Ali Act legislation
Former boxer and current promoter Oscar De La Hoya wrote an opinion editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal opposing the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act which is being backed by TKO and specifically Zuffa Boxing. De La Hoya had targeted Dana White about the attempts to amend the Ali Act and the alleged “fight-fixing” issue […]