Dana White aims to shake up boxing world

Famous promoter Dana White wants to bring large changes to the satellite of nonrecreational boxing. The task called Zuffa Boxing should bring wholly caller ideas to this sport, and the full program is supported by TKO Group Holdings, the American conglomerate that owns UFC and WWE, on with Saudi Arabia. White volition co-lead this ambitious task with WWE Chairman Nick Khan and Turki Alalshikha, Chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.

On Monday, White made a large breakthrough by signing a multi-year tv woody with Paramount and CBS. Now that a TV spouse has been secured, the promoter is making plans to negociate Zuffa Boxing. One of the archetypal changes volition beryllium a wholly caller plan of the boxing ring. White told CBS Sports, 

"We're going to commencement from scratch. We're already moving connected a caller ringing design. That gathering was yesterday. We had a large gathering astir the plan of the caller boxing ring."

Rule changes and vision

In summation to ringing design, White besides mentioned the anticipation of regularisation changes: 

“We’re going to bring a batch of antithetic elements to the accumulation and the athletics itself; and yes, possibly adjacent regularisation changes. I wouldn’t accidental nary to that. So, for each those who privation to vie with me, I’m reasoning mode beyond you.” 

His biggest situation could beryllium changing the existing Muhammad Ali Act. Although helium claims, “Let’s beryllium clear, determination volition beryllium nary changes to the Muhammad Ali Act. Not a connection volition beryllium changed. We’re conscionable gathering connected it,” successful signifier this means adjusting the law, which has caused a heated absorption successful the boxing community.

White points out, 

“The full happening is overblown, and I recognize that, I knew radical would spell brainsick due to the fact that they ever do. The Muhammad Ali Act was passed with bully intentions, but I deliberation it has stunted the maturation of this business. As I said before, each these radical who person been successful boxing for a agelong time, promoters and others, they conscionable don’t deliberation large enough.”

Dana White's main extremity is to marque Zuffa Boxing the ascendant enactment successful boxing, overmuch similar the UFC became successful MMA. He plans to present his ain belts, not recognizing the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO, but the Ring Magazine loop volition stay the astir prestigious award, portion respecting their rankings. For context, White's spouse Alalshikh purchased Ring Magazine from Oscar De La Hoya successful 2024.