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 […]
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TKO-Saudis announces new boxing league
Wednesday TKO announced the long-anticipated boxing league in partnership with Saudi Arabia. White will run the league according to the “UFC Model.” Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority joined White for the announcement. No specifics, including the name of the league, were identified. But, it appears that the first event will […]
TKO reports Q4 2024 earnings
TKO reported its 4th quarter earnings for 2024 and beat analyst expectations yet again. Overall, the owners of the WWE and UFC reported total revenue for Q4 of $642.2 million and adjusted earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization of $238.1 million. But the UFC legal settlement in the Cung Le, et al. lawsuit caused […]
TKO to enter boxing, deal with Ali Act?
Ari Emanuel was on The Pat McAfee Show during Super Bowl week to chop it up with the bros. One notable mention from Emanuel was the indication that TKO would be entering the boxing business. Also of note, Emanuel stated he didn’t think that Ali Act helped boxing. See the clip below. The Muhammad Ali […]
Dwayne Johnson obtains WWE stock
In a regulatory filing on December 31, 20224, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson acquired 96,558 shares of TKO stock. You might recall he joined the Board of Directors for TKO last year and was awarded full Intellectual Property ownership rights to his name as well as 96,558 shares of the company. The Class A shares are […]