On Tuesday afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The new legislation will go on to be voted on in the Senate and when it passes that hurdle will move along to the President for signature. Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered remarks on the […]
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BREAKING: Vote in the House on Ali Revival Act Tuesday
According to this week’s schedule by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, March 24th. The bill is here. There was a hearing in December by the House Subcommittee on Education and Workforce. It then held a markup session in January which included comments from […]
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Zuffa Boxing close to UK media rights deal with Sky Sports
Jon Ourand of Puck Sports reports that Zuffa Boxing is close to a media rights deal in the UK with Sky Sports. The deal would be the first international media deal that the upstart boxing league will have retained. Zuffa Boxing currently streams on Paramount + in the U.S. It was reported that the U.S. […]
Promoter set to sue Zuffa Boxing
The London Telegraph reports that Frank Warren’s Queensberry Boxing is prepared to sue Zuffa Boxing and Turki Alalshikh’s Sela sports events company. Warren has sent “letters before action” to Sela and TKO Group Holdings alleging breach of contract. Warren is seeking up to $1B (US) dollars in lost income after Sela and TKO formed Zuffa […]