The future of boxing

Very long article. Written by Thomas Hauser who has written books you've probably read and is the best boxing journalist out there. Long story short, the people who own UFC and the Saudis have formed a company and are getting the law changed so they can act as manager, promoter and sanctioning body and UFCise boxing. This would exploit the fighters to a significant degree but mean they could force fighters to fight each other and be able to put on lots of competitive cards like UFC.


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...a-white-reform

Zuffa boxing are going against the grain. They have recruited Jai and then promised him that he can fight for the alphabet titles. They will have to compromise to make a success of their delivery model to attract the big names. Will be interesting to see how this all pans out.