00:02Boxing could be staring down the barrel of a serious overhaul, courtesy of UFC boss Dana White.
00:08The US House of Representatives has approved the TKO-backed Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act.
00:16The original Ali Act was designed to shield fighters from exploitation and give them control over their careers.
00:22In short, it stops outfits like the UFC from cornering the markets and limiting fighters' earning power.
00:30Backers of the new polarizing legislation argued the sport needs a structural reset, citing boxing's well-established alpha-belt dilemma.
00:38The proposal aims to boost opportunities, increase fighter pay and strengthen protections both in and out of the ring.
00:47For Dana White, this is a major development.
00:51Alongside TKO and Turkey Alla Shake, it edges Zufa Boxing closer to its goal of becoming the sport's dominant sanctioning
00:57force.
00:57Much like they've already accomplished with the UFC in relation to MMA.
01:03In other news, Tyson Fury says he's not over the hill yet, regardless of what his father John says.
01:12The two-time heavyweight king returns for the first time since dropping two straight decision losses to the undisputed champion
01:18Oleksandr Usyk, the last of which came in December of 2024.
01:24As he gears up for his fifth comeback, this time against Arslan Bek Machmodov, John, who has been a fixture
01:30in Tyson's corner since he beat Vladimir Klitschko for the title in 2015, sparked headlines this week by claiming his
01:36son is now past his best.
01:41In response, Tyson said we are always evolving as fighters and people. We are always changing and learning things. Even
01:48at this old age of 37, you can always learn on the daily.
01:51I've always been a genius in the boxing ring. I've always been a dolphin in that boxing ring.
01:57Fury's immediate roadmap is clear. Get past Makmodov, then run it back with Usyk later this year.
02:04Ideally, the Usyk trilogy fight would be on home soil rather than in Saudi Arabia, which hosted his last three
02:09outings.
02:11He's also not shutting the door on the long-awaited, highly anticipated, all-English showdown with fellow former champ Anthony
02:18Joshua, who was involved in a fatal car accident in December that claimed the lives of two of his friends.
02:27After Anthony's tragedy, I've not really been pushing the points, but let's see how he feels, said Fury.
02:32I will get the Usyk fight. Who else is he going to fight? I'm the cash. I'm the cash flow
02:38in the division.
02:41An inquest into the death of Ricky Hatton has heard that the former world champion was optimistic about the future
02:47and that there were no clear signs that he intended to take his own life.
02:53The 46-year-old was remembered as a devoted father in good spirits and, despite past struggles with alcohol and
02:59drugs,
03:00was doing better than he had in years, according to family testimonies.
03:05Hatton had taken his daughters and granddaughter out for a pub meal and was later found unresponsive in his upstairs
03:11games room.
03:12While the inquest ruled the cause of death as hanging, testing revealed traces of cocaine, cannabis and alcohol levels well
03:18over the legal limits.
03:22Senior coroner Alison Mutch told the court that no note was found and police uncovered no evidence suggesting a planned
03:29suicide.
03:32I cannot be satisfied he intended to take his own life, said Mutch.
03:37His intention remains unclear as he was under the influence of alcohol and the neuropathological post-mortem found evidence of
03:44chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
03:46And that's the conclusion I draw.
03:50To the cruiserweights, Jayopataya has been stripped of the IBF cruiserweight title for a second time.
03:57Following his win over Brandon Glanton for the inaugural Zufa belt, the IBF, which withdrew their sanctioning three days prior
04:03to the event, voted to vacate their title.
04:08The IBF's rules don't always yield the preferred or popular outcome, but they provide structure and transparency, serving not just
04:15the champion, but also those waiting for the opportunity to fight for the title.
04:23And in championship results, Carlos Adama has retained his WBC middleweight crown with a clear-cut unanimous decision win over
04:30Austin Williams.
04:31And with that, he says he's done with the division and now it's time to take aim at super middleweight
04:37goals.
04:37I'll see you next time.
04:38We'll see you next time.
04:39I'll see you next time.
04:40Bye.
04:40Bye.
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