Lawyers for Jai Opetaia filed an opposition to the International Boxing Federation’s Motion to Dismiss. The boxer, who has two fights under his belt with Zuffa Boxing, protests the IBF for stripping him of his title. Opetaia filed the lawsuit in July claiming that the IBF unfairly stripped him of his title this past March […]
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After markup session, Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act moves to Senate floor vote
Wednesday was the day that the Senate Committee dealing with the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (“Ali Act”) earmarked for any revisions on changes to the current version of the Ali Act in the Senate. But, there were no changes made to the one presented at a hearing this past July. The one notable […]
Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act markup session this Wednesday
Last week the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee scheduled a Markup Session for the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The session is a meeting where a Senate committee or subcommittee debates, amends, and rewrites proposed text before deciding whether to send it to the full Senate. The news […]
Don King sends Zuffa Boxing cease and desist
The attorney for Don King sent a cease and desist letter to Zuffa Boxing demanding that his promoted fighter Noel Mikaelian should not be fighting Jai Opetaia as the co-main event of Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. King argues that Zuffa Boxing did not negotiate with Don King Promotions (DKP) for the services of Mikaelian. […]
Zuffa files Reply Brief in Cirkunov Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa recently filed its Reply Brief in its appeal of the district court’s ruling allowing discovery in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuit. Despite the ongoing lawsuit, Zuffa filed the appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Zuffa attempted to move this lawsuit into arbitration based on the clauses in the fighters’ agreements. Attorneys for the […]