TKO Group Chief Operating Officer spoke at the J.P. Morgan’s Global Technology, Media & Communications conference in Boston on Tuesday in which he touted the value of WWE and UFC noting that live sports is the “antidote to churn.” “Sports is truly the last unifying conversation we all have,” Shapiro proclaimed at the investor conference. […]
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Pacquiao comes out of retirement to fight in July
Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight Championship on July 19th in Las Vegas. The 46-year-old Pacquiao last professional fight was in August 2021. The fight will likely take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as the T-Mobile Arena is booked according to ESPN. Pacquiao will […]
Times Square event is a dud
Friday night boxing in the heart of New York city’s Times Square offered the opportunity for a great spectacle not to mention three big fights featuring Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney and the return of Ryan Garcia. However, all of the fights were mediocre at best and Rolly Romero spoiled Garcia’s return to the ring. Romero […]
Jake Paul secures next fight
Jake Paul announced that his next fight will be against Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. The fight will take place June 28th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. After unsuccessfully securing a fight with Canelo Alvarez, Paul took a shot at him in his announcement. “…I’m going against a former champion who conman Canelo couldn’t […]
TKO looking to amend Ali Act
ESPN reports that the TKO Group is soliciting support to amend the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. The federal law was put into place in 2000 to protect the health and safety of boxers. The news of the Ali Act amendment comes several weeks after TKO announced that it would start a new boxing promotion […]